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Africa Regional Report on Improving Transit Cooperation, Trade and Trade Facilitation for the Benefit of the Landlocked Developing Countries – Current Status and Policy Implications

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2016

Author(s)

United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

Sector(s)

Transport

Trade

This report reviews the status of transit issues in the region under four key thematic areas (i) the legal framework for transit cooperation, (ii) transit infrastructure development, (iii) international trade, trade facilitation, customs and border crossing procedures, and (iv) means of implementation. The report also identifies key successful cases and constraints and provides recommendations to address transit issues for the successful participation of the LLDCs in international trade and for their overall development.

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http://unohrlls.org/about-lldcs/publications/

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