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Table A2.1
Impact and Ease of Implementation of the Proposed Measures Impact on trade costs
Measure proposed
Costs
Delays Reliability
Ease of implementation/Acceptability Technical
A. Make transportation and logistics services work for trade. Promote quality and competition in services. A B B F Provide cross-border transport legal instrument. B C C D Optimize multimodal and railroad potential. A C C F Supply prospects for air cargo exports. 0 A B E B. Focus on improving transit systems. Focus on regional transit systems. C B B E Reengineer the customs transit regime. B A A F Provide transit soft infrastructure. C C B F Streamline border processing and control. C B C E Initiate transit in ports. B A B E C. Build trust. Focus on corridor performance. C B C E Foster public– private synergies. 0 B C F
Domestic
International
F
F
E
F
E
E
F
D
E
E
F
E
E
D
F
F
F
E
E
D
E
E
Source: Authors. Notes: A = greatest impact, B = significant impact, C = little impact, D = very easy/consensual, E = require sustained effort and consensus building, F = difficult potentially face resistance, 0 = no or negative impact.
improvement of outsiders’ confidence in the seriousness of the commitment to implementation and delivery—on the part of both government and private-sector participants. As small countries located on the margin of some of the world’s most productive areas, these four are well placed to participate in modern production networks. Key to acceptance for such a role is the foreign partners’ assessment of how reliable a potential new partici-