This Study is the result of over two years of fruitful collaboration between the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment and the World Bank. This ground-breaking Study uses an entirely new methodology developed by the Bank and its team to demonstrate the importance of trade facilitation. The Study here builds on work by the Bank in this area and provides significant insights into how large the economic benefits of trade facilitation are, and on where they originate.

• Foreword
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Quantifying the Impact of Trade Facilitation
• Three Case Studies of Trade Facilitation in the Asia-Pacific
• Pilot Projects in Technical Assistance
• APEC’s Work Program in Trade Facilitation: Review and Assessment
• Trade Facilitation in Multilateral Policy Context
• Appendices
• References