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TRADE FACILITATION IN THE MENA REGION. Mona Haddad Sector Manager International Trade Department World Bank. UN-ESCWA Expert Group Meeting on Transport and Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA Region Dubai, April 10, 2013. Outline. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
TRADE FACILITATION IN THE MENA REGION
Mona HaddadSector Manager
International Trade DepartmentWorld Bank
UN-ESCWAExpert Group Meeting on
Transport and Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA
RegionDubai, April 10, 2013
Outline
New Logistics to Support New Global Trends: Where Does MENA Fit?
Effect of Logistics on Trade
Improving Trade Facilitation
Trade Facilitation in MENA
Trade Facilitation and Logistics Agenda Looking Forward
New Logistics to Support New Global Trends: Where Does MENA Fit?
Regional integration is the new model
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The number of RTAs increased exponentially: 278 RTAs in 2010 Bilateral agreements are increasing, often between different regions South-South RTAs account for two-thirds of the total
Share of developing countries in global trade rising
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Share of World Imports by Country Group
Global value chains dominate production trends
MENA is among the least integrated regionsMENA
Oil Exporters
Oil Importers
Arab League
ASEAN
EU27
MERCOSUR
NAFTA
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Share of exports within regions (%)
Exports are concentrated
Export concentration index
LebanonMorocco
Egypt, Arab Rep.JordanTunisia
Syrian Arab RepublicUnited Arab Emirates
BahrainOman
Iran, Islamic Rep.Qatar
Saudi ArabiaYemenKuwaitAlgeria
Iraq
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Regional supply chains are under-developedIntra-industry trade by region
Effect of Logistics on Trade
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TRADE COSTS: FREIGHT VS. TARIFFS(% OF LAC EXPORT VALUE TO THE US, 2006) Freight
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Logistics matter more for trade than tariffs
Source: Moreira et. al. (2009); IDB INTrade Database; World Bank Trade Indicators; WTO
Better logistics performance increases trade
Result when a low income country reaches LPI of middle income averageIndicator/policy area Increase in trade
(%)Logistics Performance Index 15.2
All trade barriers reduced to 10% 8.4
Doing Business, cost of trading 7.4
Tariffs reduced to 5% 5.7
Note: LPI = Logistics Performance Index; Tariffs = TTRI = Trade Restrictiveness Index; All barriers = OTRI = Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index.
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NTMs are another source of trade costs
Source: Moreira et. al. (2009); IDB INTrade Database; World Bank Trade Indicators; WTO
Improving Trade Facilitation and Reducing Trade Costs
Goals of trade facilitation and logistics agenda
•Address links between investments in hard infrastructure and policy actions needed to facilitate trade flows
•Make more efficient the supply chains linking domestic producers and buyers to international partners
•Ease the movement of goods regionally and internationally to increase competitiveness
Three pillars of logistics performance
•Availability and quality of trade-related infrastructure: ports, airports, roads, railroads
•Friendliness and transparency of trade procedures implemented by customs and other border control agencies
•Development and quality of logistics services such as trucking, warehousing, freight forwarders, shipping, and customs agents
Efficiency of the clearance processQuality of trade and transport infrastructureEase of arranging competitively priced shipmentsLogistics competence and quality of logistics servicesAbility to track and trace consignmentsTimeliness of shipment delivery
The LPI measures six dimensions of country performance:
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Measuring logistics efficiency
International shipments
Customs Timeliness
Tracking and Tracing
Infrastructure
Services Quality
Supply Chain Service Delivery
Service Deliveryperformance outcomesAreas for
policy regulations (inputs) Time, cost, reliability
The LPI: Time, Cost, Reliability
A changing trade facilitation agenda
Cross-cutting issues • Making transit
work • Collaborative
border management
Quality and efficiency of service providers• Freight forwarders• Customs brokers• Truckers
Trade related infrastructure• Roads• Ports• Railways
Customs reform and modernization• Fiscal focus• IT orientation
Priority areas for policy interventions
•Regional integration and development of trade corridors, border crossings, and transit regimes
•Customs reform and trade facilitation•Border management beyond customs•Port reform•Regulations and development of logistics services
(trucking, TPLs, freight forwarders, warehousing)•Development of performance metrics•Building public-private coalitions for reforms
Trade Facilitation in MENA
MENA: High trade costs and low logistics performance
•Major East-West shipping thru Mediterranean•Ports active in transshipments, including Egypt
•But…•Small volumes of trade regionally compared to trade
between MENA and EU•Not justified by small size of economies•Supply-side constraints and high bilateral trade costs
Bilateral trade costs•Trade costs= price equivalent of the reduction of
international trade as compared with the potential implied by domestic production and consumption in the origin and destination markets.
•Trade costs captures the effect of:▫Distance▫Connectivity, logistics, facilitation ▫Trade policies ▫NTMs
Bilateral trade costs high within MENA•Cost of trade between neighbors is typically twice as
high among MENA countries compared with those of Western Europe
•Maghreb countries have lower trade costs with Europe than between themselves
•Trade costs are higher for agricultural products, due to higher transportation costs (per unit value), time sensitivity for perishables, border controls, and NTMs
Higher trade costs within MENA than between MENA and EU
Maghreb Egypt Mashreq
France, Italy, Spain
GCC
Maghreb 95% 126% 152% 75% 167%Egypt 126% 112% 119% 111%Mashreq 152% 112% 77% 149% 96%France, Italy, Spain
75% 119% 149% 50% 132%
GCC 167% 111% 96% 132% 69%
Þ Except GCC higher costs within MNA countries including neighbors compared to with EUÞ Relatively high costs given distanceSource World Bank 2012
Higher trade costs within Maghreb than between Maghreb and EU, for manufactured products and more so for agricultural products
LPI ranking among MENA countries
France
Italy
Turkey
Morocco
Tunisia
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
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LPI Rank 2012
Logistics Performance Index 2012 (LPI score 1-5)
MENA has relatively poor trade logistics performance compared to countries of same income level
Consistent, partial, and unfriendly performers
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MENA: LPI performance stalled since 2010
How far from the top performer?
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Key areas lagging behind on logistics performance: Logistics competence, infrastructure, customs
MNA better in connectivity than LPI
LSCI 2010
LSCI Rank 2010
LPI 2012 LPI Rank 2012
(0-100) (out of 183) (1-5) out of
155France 75 11 3.9 12Spain 74 12 3.7 20Italy 60 16 3.7 24Turkey 36 29 3.5 27Morocco 49 18 3 50Algeria 31 35 2.4 125Tunisia 6 105 3.2 41Egypt 48 20 3 57Lebanon 30 39 2.6 96UAE 63 15 3.8 17Saudi Arabia 50 17 3.2 37
LSCI = liner shipping connectivity index (UNCTAD) based on volume and diversity of connections with container shippingÞ Several hub ports in the
regions: Tangier, Port Said, Jeddah, Salala (Oman), Dubai
Þ MNA on the main maritime highway
MENA: MFN tariffs remain high but significant progress in reducing them regionally
(Tariff only) Trade Restrictiveness Index
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Latin America & Caribbean
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South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
Total trade Agriculture Manufacturing
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NTMs are highest in MENA
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The spaghetti bowl: MENA is no exception
Rules of origin complicate use of preferences
• PAFTA preference utilization rates are low < 10% of intra-PAFTA trade makes use of the PAFTA preferences
• Reasons for the low utilization rates of PAFTA: 1) Difficulty in satisfying and proving the required value-added
requirement2) High administrative costs of compliance3) Low preference margins
• When the costs of complying with the rules of origin exceed the margin of preference, trade will just take
place under the MFN regime
Trade Facilitation and Logistics Agenda Looking Forward
Strong logistics needed to develop regional production sharing networks
• Countries in the region can be partners not competitors• Each country can better use its comparative advantage
thru production sharing networks• The region can achieve greater economies of scale• Aim for the bigger markets as final destination of the
final product—e.g. EU• Involve the private sector•Hypothetical example: cotton from Egypt, textile from
Syria, designers and financial services from Lebanon, financing from Dubai, high quality assembly in Morocco.
Strengthen trade facilitation
• Trade costs constitute 20-40% of the price for MENA’s non-oil exports • Trade costs between MENA neighbors are twice as high for MENA
countries as in Western Europe • Maghreb countries’ trade costs are lower when trading with Europe
than when trading among themselves• Trade costs are especially high for agricultural products (high
transportation costs, border controls, NTMs)
Liberalize markets for logistics services; Simplify and harmonize customs procedures;
Put in place a transit regime to facilitate movement across countries
Simplify and harmonize non-tariff measures• The rule of origin of 40% VA requirement is prohibitive• NTMs are inconsistent with splintering of supply chains and
specialization in niches/segments of chains
Reduce VA requirement to 25-30%;Introduce cumulation provisions that allow regional content to be counted as originating;Introduce a regional NTM notification register and a regional review of NTMs
Priorities by sub-region in MENA
Four sub-regions from the perspective of supply chain and logistics:•Maghreb countries•GCC• Egypt•Mashreq (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, WBG)ÞPhysical cross border connections, similar logistics patterns,
similar facilitation framework.ÞImplementation should focus on geographically consistent
groupsÞLittle scope for MNA wide activities
Priorities1. GCC
▫ Comparatively quite advanced in customs reforms▫ Move towards implementation of a customs union▫ Concentration of ownership in infrastructure services
2. Mashreq▫A series of existing corridors linking Turkey to the GCC and the countries
to Europe ▫Corridor facilitation = opportunities for intra-regional and extra-regional
export development in Syria and Jordan▫Serious bottlenecks in border crossings▫ Jordan more advanced in border management reforms▫Major problem in Iraq an Syria where trade facilitation and logistics
agencies need to be rebuilt
Priorities
3. Maghreb▫ Association with EU has been a driver for reforms and
investment▫ Very little regional trade despite the UMA (Maghreb
Union); known cross-border issues▫ Less attention given to the specific needs of regional
transportation and trade ▫ Morocco more advanced in investment and reforms, and
attracts logistics investments▫ Libya trade facilitation and logistics need to be UMA
compatible
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment (TTFA)
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From global benchmarks to country-level assessments
• MEASURES the trade logistics efficiency of a country
• Fundamental premise: Efficient logistics drives economic performance and competitiveness
• Diagnostic tool for countries to perform an in-depth assessment and inform policy
• Plans of action to IMPROVE logistics performance
Some recent knowledge contributions50
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