Lao PDR : Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment

In Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), the value of trade has risen rapidly over the last decade with both imports and exports increasing by average annual rate of 24 percent. This report examines the trade logistics of Lao PDR. A trade and transport facilitation assessment was performed using a standardized toolkit and methodology developed by the World Bank to evaluate the quality of the logistics services. The assessment focused on the services used by these trades and the corridors used by these services. The assessment gave specific attention to two constraints on trade, the location of the country and the size of the trade. The study is organized in three interrelated parts: assessing the performance of the logistics sector; the international trade corridors linking Lao PDR to trade gateways in Thailand; and the supply chains used for distribution of exports. This report is presented in four sections. The first part examines the foreign trade of Lao PDR, the opportunities for growth and the logistics services in the movement of imports and exports between the country and its major gateways. The second section evaluates the performance of the corridors connecting the major origins and destinations in the country and the principal seaport used for international trade. The third section analyses the structure and performance characteristics of the supply chains used for selected trades and the implications for restructuring to support growth in the export trade. The final section presents a series of recommendations for improving the competitiveness of the exports through improvements in the structure of the supply chains, the logistics services used by these supply chains, and the corridors used by these supply chains.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014-04
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ACCIDENTS, AGRICULTURE, B2C, BILATERAL TRADE, BONDED WAREHOUSES, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BORDER TRAFFIC, BOTTLENECKS, BOXES, BRIDGE, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS TO CUSTOMER, BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER, BUYER, BUYERS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL MARKETS, CARGO, CARGO INSURANCE, CARGO VOLUMES, CARGOES, CARRIAGE, CASH CYCLE, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN, CERTIFICATES, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMON CARRIERS, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, CONNECTIVITY, CONSIGNMENT, CONTAINER RATES, CONTAINER SERVICES, CONTAINER TRAFFIC, CONTAINER TRANSPORT, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, CONTAINERS, COST OF TRANSPORT, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS BROKERS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES, DANGEROUS GOODS, DEADWEIGHT, DEBT, DELIVERY TIMES, DEMURRAGE, DERAILMENTS, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DIESEL, DISPATCH, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, DRAINAGE, DRIVERS, DRIVING, DWT, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONIC DATA, ELECTRONIC DECLARATION, ELECTRONIC FILING, EQUIPMENT, EXCESS STOCK, EXPORTS, FARES, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FLEETS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN TRADE, FORWARDING, FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT, FREE TRADE, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT FORWARDING, FREIGHT SERVICES, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, FUEL, FUEL COSTS, FUEL PRICES, GDP, GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS, GPS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HANDLING, HAULAGE, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY NETWORK, ICT, IMPORT LICENSES, INDUSTRY LOGISTICS, INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS, INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INVENTORIES, INVENTORY, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, ITC, JOINT VENTURE, JOURNEY, LAND TRANSPORT, LIABILITY, LICENSE, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAD FACTORS, LOADING, LOCAL TRANSPORT, LOCOMOTIVE, LOGISTICS COSTS, LOGISTICS PROVIDER, LOGISTICS PROVIDERS, LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS, MANUFACTURING, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLES, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OPERATORS, NATIONAL ECONOMY, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, PACKAGING, PASSENGER SERVICE, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POLICE, PORT INFRASTRUCTURE, PORTS, PRICE DIFFERENTIAL, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT CARGO, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY OF SERVICES, RAIL, RAIL FREIGHT, RAIL MODE, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL SERVICE, RAIL SERVICES, RAIL SYSTEM, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILWAY, RAILWAY LINE, RAILWAY LINES, RAILWAY NETWORK, RAILWAY SECTOR, REEFER CONTAINERS, RESULT, RESULTS, ROAD, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES, ROAD VEHICLES, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTES, SAFETY, SEAPORTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHIP OWNERS, SHIPMENTS, SHIPPERS, SHIPPING, SHIPPING COSTS, SIGNAGE, SPEEDS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAINS, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS, TIRES, TRACEABILITY, TRADE COMPETITIVENESS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRAINS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT FACILITIES, TRANSIT INFORMATION, TRANSIT OPERATIONS, TRANSIT TIMES, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT OPERATIONS, TRANSPORT OPERATORS, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSSHIPMENT, TRAVEL TIME, TRIP, TRIPS, TRIPS PER DAY, TRUCKS, VALUE ADDED, VALUE CHAINS, VEHICLES, VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, WAREHOUSING, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19678324/lao-pdr-trade-transport-facilitation-assessment https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18739
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