Trade Facilitation, Value Creation, and Competiveness : Policy Implications for Vietnam's Economic Growth, Summary Report

This report explores the role of trade facilitation and logistics in driving export and ultimately national competitiveness. It posits that this area of trade consists of three interrelated pillars: (i) transport infrastructure and logistics services; (ii) regulatory procedures for exports and imports; and (iii) supply chain organization. Transport infrastructure and logistics services relate to the physical aspects of trade flows. Logistics services include a variety of services, the most important of which are transportation, storage and consolidation. This summary is organized into nine sections. After the introduction, section two presents the conceptual framework for this study. The economic context under which trade facilitation is discussed is outlined in section three. It describes Vietnam's evolving structure of trade and competitiveness. The country's trade logistics is part of this structure and this is germane to understanding the key issues and solutions proposed. This is followed by discussion of the three pillars of trade facilitation in sections four to six and then section seven presents the institutional framework underpinning these pillars. Section eight then pulls together the diverse roles of government, such as setting policies, acting as regulator, and being the facilitator working in collaboration with key stakeholders. The conclusion, section nine, suggests a set of recommendations.

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Main Authors:	Pham, Duc Minh, Mishra, Deepak, Cheong, Kee-Cheok, Arnold, John, Trinh, Anh Minh, Ngo, Huyen Thi Ngoc, Nguyen, Hien Thi Phuong
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-07-15
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS, ACTION PLAN, ACTION PLANS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AGRICULTURE, AIR, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRPORTS, AUTOMOBILES, AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, B2B, BACKBONE, BALANCE OF TRADE, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BILATERAL TRADE, BORDER CROSSINGS, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGE, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS PROCESSES, BUSINESSES, BUYERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPITAL SUBSTITUTION, CAR, CARS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COAL, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONDUCT OF TRADE, CONGESTION, CONNECTIVITY, COPYRIGHT, CUSTOMIZATION, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, DECENTRALIZATION, DELIVERY TIMES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DIVIDENDS, DRIVERS, DRIVING, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC MECHANISMS, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORT PROMOTION, EXPORTS, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FISH, FISHING, FLOW OF GOODS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FORESTRY, FREE TRADE, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FLOWS, GDP, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GLOBAL MARKET, GLOBAL MARKETS, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH OF TRADE, GROWTH POTENTIAL, GROWTH RATE, HARMONIZATION, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY SYSTEM, HIGHWAYS, HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, IMAGE, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INEFFICIENCY, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING, INLAND WATERWAY, INSPECTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERMEDIATE GOODS, INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR COSTS, LABOR MARKETS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL SYSTEM, LICENSES, LOCALIZATION, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET POTENTIAL, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MOVEMENT OF GOODS, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, NATURAL RESOURCE, NETWORKS, OIL, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY, PASSENGERS, PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, PHOTO, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICY FRAMEWORK, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCERS, PRODUCT DESIGN, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROTECTIONISM, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC SECURITY, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT, QUALITY STANDARDS, QUERIES, R&D, RAILROAD, RAILROADS, RAILWAY, RAILWAY SYSTEM, RAILWAYS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RELIABILITY, RESULT, RESULTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD TRANSPORT, SAFETY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPERVISION, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURES, SUPPLY CHAINS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TARIFF BARRIERS, TAX, TAX REVENUE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONE, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE COMPETITIVENESS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE POLICY, TRADE STRUCTURE, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRANSIT, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT OF GOODS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRAVEL TIME, TRUCKS, TRUE, USES, VALUE ADDED, VALUE CHAIN, VEHICLES, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18308077/trade-facilitation-value-creation-competiveness-policy-implications-vietnams-economic-growth-vol-3-3-summary-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16786
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