Republic of Malawi Diagnostic Trade Integration Study Update : Reducing Trade Costs to Promote Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth

The diagnostic trade integration study (DTIS) update identifies the trade related constraints holding back Malawi from diversifying and deepening its production base, and increasing trade. The DTIS update identifies and quantifies specific trade costs that determine the availability and price of inputs and the ability of producers to get their products to regional and international markets. The report focuses on tariff policies, regulatory issues impacting on trade, trade facilitation and logistics, and policies affecting agricultural trade and trade in services. Recognizing that the (enhanced) integrated framework and the DTIS (including the 2003 DTIS for Malawi) have not been effective in addressing many of the broader issues requiring large-scale physical investments in most countries, this DTIS update focuses on specific trade related policy and regulatory issues within the mandate and policy space of the ministry of trade and the national implementation unit or similar implementation mechanisms. In this context, the report is structured as follows: chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two outlines the current macroeconomic position and the level of trade openness, summarizes the status of the business enabling environment. Chapter three describes Malawi's current trade policy with a detailed review of the existing tariff schedules. Chapter four addresses a range of the key regulatory issues that raise costs for all producers in Malawi. Chapter five looks in depth at how the trade and regulatory policies within the agricultural sector impact on competitiveness. Finally, chapter six addresses the important issues of trade in services through focusing on professional services such as engineering, accounting, and law.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014-03-25
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGGREGATE TRENDS, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL TRADE, AGRICULTURE, APPAREL, APPAREL EXPORTS, AUDITS, AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BALANCE OF TRADE, BARRIERS TO TRADE, BENCHMARKS, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CARS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, COMMON MARKET, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVE MARKET, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETITIVENESS INDEX, CONCESSIONS, CONSUMERS, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, CRITICAL IMPORTS, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES, CUSTOMS DUTIES, CUSTOMS DUTY, CUSTOMS UNION, CUSTOMS VALUATION, DEVALUATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC REGULATION, DOMESTIC TRANSPORT, DRIVING, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EXCESS DEMAND, EXCHANGE RATES, EXCISE DUTIES, EXOGENOUS SHOCKS, EXPORT BIAS, EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS, EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION, EXPORT DYNAMICS, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORT LICENSING, EXPORT MARKETS, EXPORT PERFORMANCE, EXPORT PERMITS, EXPORT PRODUCTS, EXPORT SALES, EXPORT SECTOR, EXPORT SHARES, EXPORTERS, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL TARIFF, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FISCAL POLICIES, FIXED COSTS, FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE REGIME, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN TRADE, FREIGHT, FUEL, FUEL PRICES, GASOLINE, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GLOBAL MARKETS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGH TRANSPORTATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPORT COST, IMPORT DUTY, IMPORT PARITY, IMPORT TARIFFS, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME LEVELS, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, INEQUALITY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INTERMEDIATE INPUTS, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, ITC, LABOR FORCE, LIQUIDITY, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL TRANSPORT, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MARKET DISTORTIONS, MARKET SHARE, METALS, MINES, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MONETARY POLICY, MOST FAVORED NATION, MOTOR VEHICLES, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL MARKET, NEUTRAL TRADE, NON-TARIFF BARRIERS, OIL, OVERVALUATION, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, POLICY MAKERS, POPULATION GROWTH, POSITIVE EFFECTS, PRICE OF IMPORTS, PRICE SETTING, PRODUCERS, PUBLIC POLICY OBJECTIVES, RATES OF PROTECTION, REAL GDP, REBATES, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, REGIONAL TRADE, REGIONAL TRANSIT, REGULATORY POLICIES, ROAD, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROADS, ROUTES, SAFETY, SOURCING, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, TARIFF BARRIER, TARIFF BARRIERS, TARIFF LINE, TARIFF POLICIES, TARIFF POLICY, TARIFF PREFERENCES, TARIFF SCHEDULE, TARIFF SCHEDULES, TARIFF STRUCTURE, TAX, TAX INCENTIVES, TECHNICAL BARRIERS, TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TERMS OF TRADE, TIRES, TOURISM, TRADE AGENDA, TRADE AGREEMENTS, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE CENTER, TRADE COMPETITIVENESS, TRADE COSTS, TRADE DATA, TRADE DEFICITS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE IN GOODS, TRADE IN SERVICES, TRADE INTEGRATION, TRADE ISSUES, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRADE OPENNESS, TRADE POLICIES, TRADE POLICY, TRADE POLICY FRAMEWORK, TRADE POLICY ISSUES, TRADE POLICY REFORMS, TRADE POLICY REVIEW, TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM, TRADE PREFERENCES, TRADE REFORMS, TRADE REGIME, TRADE VOLUMES, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT CORRIDORS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INDUSTRY, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TRANSPORTS, TRUCKS, UNEMPLOYMENT, VALUATION, VALUE ADDED, VEHICLES, WAGES, WEALTH, WHOLESALE TRADE, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19457619/malawi-diagnostic-trade-integration-study-dtis-update-reducing-trade-costs-promote-competitiveness-inclusive-growth https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18645
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