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Charting a roadmap to regional integration with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can benefit more if the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement is implemented in a coordinated manner at regional level.

This report charts a roadmap for regional policy frameworks on trade facilitation. Such arrangements have the potential to boost intraregional trade, reduce bottlenecks and increase the participation of SMEs in regional value chains, thus deepening regional integration.