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Please email [email protected] [email protected]. www.wcoomd.org 3 FLASH INFO New book provides insight into the economic benefits of implementing a single window system By Dr Dennis Ndonga, MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA is that the implementation costs of SWs far outweigh the presumed benefits, and THE ADOPTION OF the Trade Facilitation many developing countries will be keen Agreement (TFA) in December 2013 at to discover whether the contentious pro- the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) vision will contribute to the agreement’s Ministerial Conference held in Bali, projected benefits. Indonesia, was a landmark achievement for the global trade community. The so- This book explores the economic benefits called ‘Bali Package’ marked an end to of SWs and further analyses some of the trade negotiations that had dragged on key challenges facing SW implementa- for over a decade. In a broader context tion in developing countries, with a view the agreement breathed new life into the to offering direction to countries that are WTO’s style of multilateralism, which preparing to implement Article 10 (4) of many had started to doubt due to the per- the TFA. sistent deadlocks in trade negotiations experienced in previous years. It also explores the concept of SWs and trade facilitation, providing Customs prac- One of the driving forces behind the TFA titioners and scholars with comprehensive is its promise to deliver economic gains. insight into the range of economic benefits The WTO has stressed that the simplifi- that SWs can generate for their host econo- cation and harmonization of internatio- mies. In presenting these issues, the book nal trade procedures through the mea- provides answers to several key questions: sures proposed under the TFA has the How would single windows interlink capacity to generate some 400 billion to 1 What is trade facilitation? with national e-government initiatives? trillion US dollars to the world economy The book offers a detailed analysis of The book analyses the interrelationship by reducing trade costs by around 10% the concept of trade facilitation, with between SWs and national e- government to 15%, increasing trade flows and reve- an emphasis on how the WTO delibera- initiatives and how emerging econo- nue collection, creating a stable business tions on trade facilitation have developed mies can streamline their SW projects environment, and attracting foreign direct from the first Ministerial Conference in to achieve total e-service delivery by investment (FDI) [WTO, Day 3, 4 and 5: Singapore up to the adoption of the TFA government, thereby realising some of the Round-the-clock Consultations produce at the 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali. main economic benefits associated with ‘Bali Package,’ 5-7 December 2013]. The e-government diffusion. realization of these benefits would be fun- What are the various trade facilitation damental to determining the TFA’s signifi- tools and programmes in operation? How do single windows promote inte- cance to the global trade community, and The book explores some of the global trade grity in Customs administrations? more broadly reaffirm the WTO’s capacity facilitation measures aimed at streamli- The book examines the challenges of com- to deliver on global prosperity. ning Customs and other border operations bating corruption in Customs, which has that have been proposed by various mul- an adverse effect on economic growth. It With this in mind, I wrote a book, entitled tilateral organizations such as the WTO, presents detailed arguments supported by ‘Single Windows and Trade Facilitation – the World Customs Organisation (WCO), case studies on how the implementation of A Tool for Development’, to investigate the the United Nations Conference on Trade SWs can promote integrity in Customs and economic value of single window systems and Development (UNCTAD), and the boost economic growth. recommended under Article 10 (4) of the United Nations Economic Commission TFA. Single windows (SWs) have been one for Europe (UNECE). How do single windows increase deve- of the most controversial trade facilitation loping countries’ competitiveness in tools, owing to their high implementation How do single windows facilitate trade? attracting FDI? costs. A number of developing countries The book examines the concept of SWs The book analyses how SWs have the have been lethargic about undertaking highlighting the diversity of SW models capacity to determine certain investment SW implementation, expressing scepti- adopted in various jurisdictions, and the outcomes that are primarily linked to cism about the ability of such systems to broad operational and revenue benefits that Customs efficiency, and thereby stimulate boost their global competitiveness. These Customs and other international trade ope- a country’s capacity to attract export- sentiments were voiced in the negotiations rators stand to gain from such systems. oriented investors. It further explores the leading up to the TFA. The common view 4 WCO news N° 78 October 2015 Tribute to Professor Hironori Asakura economic benefits attached to export- 2 JULY 2015 marked a sad day on the oriented FDI. WCO calendar when the internatio- nal Customs community learned of How can Customs overcome the the passing of Professor Hironori major barriers to single window Asakura, one of the founding implementation? fathers of the WCO’s Harmonized The book discusses some of the major bar- System (HS), at the age of 87. riers to SW implementation in developing countries. It analyses the technological His relationship
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