World Bank

Partner type

IFI 

Description

The World Bank is one the of the World's largest sources of development assistance.  Its primary focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries. The Bank uses its financial resources, its staff and its extensive knowledge to help developing and transition countries onto paths of stable, sustainable and equitable growth.

 

URL

http://www.worldbank.org 

GFP web shortcut

http://gfptt.org/partners/worldbank 

Main Contact

Marc Juhel 

Web Contacts

Gerald Ollivier , Helene Stephan , Jean-Francois Arvis , Kremena Gocheva , Monica Alina Mustra , Xubei Luo  

Other Contacts

Alberto Portugal-Perez , Anca Dumitrescu , Anca Dumitrescu , Andreas Kopp , Arturo Ardila-Gomez , Brad Julian , Cesar Queiroz , Charles Kunaka , David Tarr , David Cieslikowski , Diep Nguyen-van Houtte , Gael Raballand , Gerard McLinden , Gylfi Palsson , Heinrich Bofinger , Jean-Charles Crochet , John Wilson , Joseph Melitauri , Julia Tomova , Kavita Sethi , Kihoon Lee , Luc De Wulf , Mallika Shakya , Melanie Glass , Nicolas Estupinan , Paulus Guitink , Periklis Saragiotis , PERIKLIS SARAGIOTIS , Peter Roberts , Ricardo Marar , Richard Humphreys , Stephan von Klaudy , Tomas Serebrisky , Vijay Patnekar , yoko yamoto  

Mission

Core activities 

(i) Trade Facilitation Diagnostics; (ii) Development of new Trade Facilitation Indicators;(iii) Preparation of a course on Trade Facilitation; (iv) WCO Time Release Software; (v) Customs Modernization Handbook; (vi) Transport Security Guidelines; (vii) GFP/UN Trade Facilitation Website; and (viii) GFP capacity building- support and development.

For more review the World Bank Trade Facilitation Brochure.

 

 

Topics

 

Workgroups

 

Activities

Capacity Building Initiative (Previously GFP-DLI) ,
Guidelines for Task Managers ,
IRU Academy and World Bank introduce distance learning for road transport managers in China and Russia ,
Meeting of Governmental Experts from Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries ,
Ports and Logistics: Issues and Challenges ,
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe (TTFSE II) ,
Trade Facilitation, Transport and Development ,
Trade Facilitation: Capacity Building Program for Egypt and other countries in the region ,
WCO Time Release for Goods Software ,
Workshop on Trade Facilitation in East Asia  

Links

World Bank Trade Facilitation page ,
World Bank-Trade Standards-Research and Database ,
World Bank Country Data Indicators Table - shows how firms rate key investment climate constraints on the operation of their businesses (including customs clearance time) ,
World Bank country data on business environment ,
World Bank Port and Logistics Overview ,
World Bank and Customs Modernization  

Reference readings

A Review of the Role and Impact of Export Processing Zones (1999) ,
Adjusting to Trade Policy Reform ,
Agriculture and the WTO: Creating a Trading System for Development ,
Aid for trade facilitation ,
Assessing the Impact of Communication Costs on International Trade (2002) ,
Assuring Trade Liberalization Agreements Achieve their Goals ,
Best Practices in Corridor Management ,
Brainstorming Session on Transport and Trade Facilitation ,
Broad Outline of Border Processing ,
Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey ,
Chile’s Regional Arrangements and the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas: The Importance of Market Access (2001) ,
Compensating lost revenue in regional trade agreements ,
Connecting to compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy ,
Containerization, Logistic Cost and Facilitation (1999) ,
Costs of doing business survey (2002) ,
Customs Modernization Handbook ,
Customs Modernization Handbook-Transit Chapter ,
Customs modernization initiatives: case studies, Vol. 1 of 1 ,
Customs reform projects supported by the World Bank ,
Customs Reform: Guidelines for Practitioners ,
Customs reform: World Bank experience ,
Deeper Integration in ASEAN: Why Transport and Technology Matter for Trade ,
Developing countries, dispute settlement, and the advisory centre on WTO law ,
Development, Trade and the WTO: A Handbook (June 2002) ,
Differentiated products and evasion of import tariffs ,
Distance and regionalization of trade for low-income countries ,
Does Foreign Direct Investment Increase the Productivity of Domestic Firms? In Search of Spillovers through Backward Linkages ,
Doing Business in 2005- Removing Obstacles to Growth ,
Domestic constraints, firm characteristics, and geographical diversification of firm-level manufacturing exports in Africa ,
Domestic Regulation and Service Trade Liberalization (2003) ,
Economic Development and Multilateral Trade Cooperation (US$35) ,
Economic Development, Competition Policy, and the World Trade Organization (2002) ,
Economic partnership agreements and the export competitiveness of Africa ,
EDI in Estonia (1999) ,
Enabling SMEs to Enter the International Supply Chain ,
Entering the Union : European accession and capacity-building priorities ,
Estimating the Poverty Impacts of Trade Liberalization (2002) ,
Estimating trade restrictiveness indices ,
Europe and Central Asia Transport Training ,
Evaluating the Effects of Non Tariff Barriers; The Economic Analysis of Protection in WTO Disputes ,
Evaluating the trade effect of developing regional trade agreements : a semi-parametric approach ,
Export performance and trade facilitation reform : hard and soft infrastructure ,
Export Performance and Trade Facilitation Reform: Hard and Soft Infrastructure ,
Export Policies and Institutions in Developing Countries - the role of the World Bank ,
Export Processing Zones: Has Africa Missed the Boat? Not yet! ,
Export Profiles of Small Landlocked Countries: A Case Study Focusing on their Implications for Lesotho ,
Facilitation Guidelines ,
Facilitation of Transport and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Legal Instruments ,
Foreign Direct Investment and Integration into Global Production and Distribution Networks: The Case of Poland ,
Foreign Direct Investment in Services and the Domestic Market for Expertise (1999 with revisions) ,
Forging Subregional Links in Transportation and Logistics in South Asia ,
Forging Subregional Links in Transportation and Logistics in South Asia (2001) ,
Formulas and flexibility in trade negotiations : sensitive agricultural products in the WTO's Doha agenda ,
Geographical Disadvantage: A Heckscher-Ohlin---von Thunen Model of International Specialization (1999) ,
GFP explanatory notes on trade and transport facilitation ,
GFP Memorandum of Understanding ,
GFP Sponsor Form ,
Global Economic Prospects 2005: Trade, Regionalism and Development ,
Globalization, Growth, and Poverty ,
Good Governance and Trade Policy: Are They the Keys to Africa's Global Integration and Growth? (1999) ,
Good practice in trade facilitation: lessons from Tunisia ,
Government Procurement: Market Access, Transparency, and Multilateral Trade Rules ,
Government Support of Efficient Supply Chains ,
Growth Is Good for the Poor (2001) ,
Harmonized International Standards Do Matter to Developing Country Exports ,
Have Transport Costs Contributed to the Relative Decline of Sub-Saharan African Exports? (1995) ,
Implementing a WTO agreement on trade facilitation : what makes sense ? ,
Information sharing between private logistics companies, customs and other public sector agencies ,
Information Technology and National Trade Facilitation - Guide to Best Practice, 1995 ,
Information Technology and National Trade Facilitation: Making the Most of Global Trade (1995) ,
Infrastructure, Competition Regimes, and Air Transport Costs: Cross-Country Evidence ,
Infrastructure, Geographical Disadvantage, and Transport Costs (1999) ,
Institutions, infrastructure, and trade ,
Integrated Border Management ,
Integration of Transport and Trade Facilitation -- Selected Regional Case Studies (2001) ,
Integration of Transport and Trade Facilitation: Selected Regional Case Studies ,
Integration of Transport and Trade Facilitation: Selected Regional Case Studies ,
Introduction to transit guarantee systems. ,
Inventories in Developing Countries: Levels and Determinants, a Red Flag on Competitiveness and Growth (2001) ,
Investment Climate Around the World: Voices of the Firms from the World Business Environment Survey (2003) ,
Knowledge Assessment Methodology 2006 ,
La problématique de la gestion intégrée des corridors en Afrique subsaharienne ,
Landlocked Countries: Evaluating Alternative Routes to the Sea, Jorge Rebelo, World Bank. Infrastructure Note OT-2 ,
Lessons from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: A Summary of Research Findings ,
Leveraging Trade for Development ,
Leveraging Trade for Development. Presentation Slides ,
Liberalizing Trade in Agriculture: Developing Countries in Asia and the Post-Doha Agenda (2002) ,
Logistics and Freight Transportion: Review of Concepts Affecting Bulk Transportation ,
Logistics, the role of the private and public sector in port management ,
Main World Bank Documents on Transport ,
Mali: Exporting Mangoes to Europe ,
Maritime Transport Costs and Port Efficiency ,
Market Access for Developing Country Exports—Selected Issues ,
Measurement of trade facilitation and its impact on trade flows ,
MERCOSUR: A Preliminary Assessment of the Transportation Infrastructure Supporting Supply Chain Efficiency ,
Migration and the Skill Composition of the Labor Force: The Impact of Trade Liberalization in Developing Countries ,
Moving People to Deliver Services: How Can the WTO Help? ,
Multilateral Trade Liberalization and Political Disintegration: Implications for the Evolution of Free Trade Areas and Customs Unions ,
On the Geography of Trade: Distance is Alive and Well ,
Openness, Firms, and Competition (2001) ,
Pre-Empting Protectionism in Services: The WTO and Outsourcing ,
Presentation of GFP TTF Audit for the E-Med initiative (2003) ,
Presentation of the new GFP/UNTF Website ,
Price Effects of Preferential Market Access: The Caribbean Basin Initiative and the Apparel Sector ,
Privatization and Regulation of Transport Infrastructure in the 1990s: Successes and Bugs to Fix for the next Millenium ,
Product standards, harmonization, and trade : evidence from the extensive margin ,
Public and Private Sector Roles in the Supply of Transport Infrastructure and Services ,
Public/Private Partnerships (1998) ,
Public-Private Partnerships In Trade And Transport Facilitation ,
Quantifying the Impact of Services Liberalization in a Developing Country ,
Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: A Framework for Analysis (2001) ,
Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: A Framework for Analysis, Volume 1 ,
Reciprocity in Free Trade Agreements (2003) ,
Reciprocity in Free Trade Agreements, Volume 1 ,
Regional Integration Agreements: A Force for Convergence or Divergence? (1999) ,
Regional Integration and Development (2003) ,
Regional Integration and Foreign Direct Investment: A Conceptual Framework and Three Cases (1997) ,
Regional Integration and Technology Diffusion: The Case of the North America Free Trade Agreement ,
Regional Integration as Diplomacy ,
Regional Integration in South Asia: What Role for Trade Facilitation? ,
Regionalism and trade facilitation : a primer ,
Research, Data, and Analysis: Informing Decisions Ahead (2006) ,
Road Infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia: Does Network Quality Affect Trade? ,
Sample Facilitation Indicators ,
Simplification and Harmonization of Border Measures Enforcing Non-Tariff Controls at the Border ,
Some References among World Bank’s Resources (2001) ,
South Asia: Transport Issues and Options ,
Southern Africa Transport Corridors ,
Stagnation or Revival? Israeli Disengagement and Palestinian Economic Prospects- Border and Trade Logistics ,
Standards and Trade: Empirical Evidence and Case Studies ,
Strengthening Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chains ,
Supply Chain Management: New Directions for Developing Economies ,
The Almaty Agenda ,
The Almaty Programme of Actions ,
The cost of being landlocked ,
The cost of being landlocked : logistics costs and supply chain reliability ,
The cost of being landlocked : logistics costs and supply chain reliability ,
The cost of compliance with product standards for firms in developing countries: an econometric study ,
The Data Chase: What's Out There on Trade Costs and Nontariff Barriers? ,
The Doha development agenda : what's on the table? ,
The Evolution of Ports in a Competitive World (2000) ,
The Future of Trade after Doha: What’s in It for Developing Countries? ,
The Geography of International Investment (2000) ,
The impact of regional liberalization and harmonization in road transport services : a focus on Zambia and lessons for landlocked countries ,
The impact of regional trade agreements and trade facilitation in the Middle East and North Africa region ,
The Integration of Transition Economies into the World Trading System ,
The Performance of Pre-Shipment Inspection under Different Institutional Regimes ,
The Role of Logistics in Stimulating Economic Development ,
The World Bank Port Reform Toolkit ,
The World Business Environment Survey (WBES) interactive dataset (2000) ,
Time as a determinant of comparative advantage ,
Toolkits on Privatization and Regulation of Infrastructure Services ,
Trade and Logistics: Moving the Growth Agenda ,
Trade and Transport Facilitation - Improving the Investment Climate in Southeast Europe (2004) ,
Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment - A Practical Toolkit For Country Implementation ,
Trade and Transport Facilitation Audits (2004) ,
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe Program (TTFSE) ,
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe Program (TTFSE) - Performance Indicators ,
Trade and Transport Facilitation Methodology: Audit, Analysis, and Remedial Action ,
Trade and Transport Logistics Facilitation Guidelines ,
Trade and Transport Logistics: Facilitation Guidelines (1993) ,
Trade costs in Africa : barriers and opportunities for reform ,
Trade Facilitation and Customs Reform: The Post Doha Development Agenda (2002) ,
Trade Facilitation and Development: From Theory to Bank Practice ,
Trade Facilitation and Economic Development: Measuring the Impact ,
Trade Facilitation and Global Economic Prospects ,
Trade Facilitation and Global Economic Prospects: Beyond the WTO Agenda ,
Trade Facilitation and the Doha Agenda: What Matters for Development ,
Trade facilitation in ASEAN member countries : measuring progress and assessing priorities ,
Trade Facilitation in the Caucasus ,
Trade Facilitation: A Development Perspective in the Asia Pacific Region ,
Trade facilitation: APEC’S road ahead ,
Trade Facilitation: Challenges and Opportunities in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union ,
Trade Facilitation: New Issues in a Development Context (2003) - Note 12 ,
Trade Facilitation: Progress and Prospects for the Doha Negotiations ,
Trade finance in crisis : should developing countries establish export credit agencies ? ,
Trade in International Maritime Services: How Much Does Policy Matter? ,
Trade Liberalization, Firm Performance, and Labor Market Outcomes in the Developing World: What Can We Learn from Micro-Level Data? (2003) ,
Trade Logistics for Development: Challenges and Actions ,
Trade Logistics: Practical Measures ,
Trade Policies for Electronic Commerce (2000) ,
Trade policy, trade costs, and developing country trade ,
Trade, Doha, and Development: Window into the Issues ,
Trade, Regulations, and Growth ,
Trading Market Access for Competition Policy Enforcement ,
Trading on Time ,
Transit agreements ,
Transit and the Special Case of Landlocked Countries ,
transit corridors ,
Transit corridors ,
Transit Facilitation and Customs (1999) ,
Transit facilitation and logistics ,
Transport & Trade Facilitation Issues in the CIS-7, Kazakhstan & Turkmenistan ,
Transport and Trade Facilitation Issues in the CIS-7, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan (2003) ,
Transport Intermediaries:Types and Selected Drivers of Efficiency ,
Transport Policies for the Euro-Mediterranean Free-Trade Area. An Agenda for Multi-modal Transport Reform in the Southern Mediterranean (2002, $25) ,
Transport results website ,
Transport Sector Restructuring in the Baltic States toward EU Accession ,
Two World Bank's Customs Project : Russia and Afghanistan ,
U.S.-Japan and U.S.-China trade conflict : export growth, reciprocity, and the international trading system ,
What Transit Could Look Like In a Few Years: A Turkish Trucker's Tall Tale ,
Who Benefited from Trade Liberalization in Mexico? Measuring the Effects on Household Welfare ,
Workshop on Corridor Development in the South Caucasus ,
World Bank Approaches to Anti-Corruption in Custom ,
World Bank contribution to the WTO trade facilitation negotiation process ,
World Bank Group Small and Medium Enterprise Department website ,
World Bank Port Reform Toolkit (2003) ,
World Trade Indicators ,
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