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... NOAA FISHERIES PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION plays a signifcant role in the HEALTH of our OCEAN and the nation’s ECONOMY and COASTAL COMMUNITIES. Our dedic... ... REGION plays a signifcant role in the HEALTH of our OCEAN and the nation’s ECONOMY and COASTAL COMMUNITIES. Our dedicated scientists use cutting-edg... ...e, and inform decision-makers. The NOAA Fisheries Service touches the lives of everyone in the U.S. Pacifc islands and we are proud of our role in co... ...ing valuable, healthy fsheries. NOAA Fisheries Pacifc Islands Region’s area of responsibility is bound by the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, Amer... ...region. Our products and services contribute to the foundation of a healthy economy and affect approximately one-third of the nation’s gross domest... ... engaging as economic rather than political entities) consists of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kor... ... global trade! Every year, world leaders and policy- makers from each member economy come together for discussions on current economic issues and busi... ...irman, president and CEO of Bank of Hawai‘i 08 APEC 2011 HAWAI‘I AUSTRALIA//BRUNEI//DARUSSALAM//CANADA//CHILE//CHINA//HONG KONG//INDONESIA//JAPAN//KO...

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...APEC Leaders in 2009 endorsed an APEC-wide improvement of 25 percent by 2015 in five key areas of doing business: 1) Starting a Business; 2) Getting Credit; 3) Enforcing Contracts; 4) Trading Across Borders; and 5) Dealing with Permits, with an interim 5 percent improvement by 20...

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...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ....org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC Memb... ...ance in preparing this report and the Economic Committee, particularly its Friends of the Chair on Ease of Doing Business, for valuable comments and ... ... Phase 2: Technical experts conduct a diagnostic study, tailored to an individual economy’s priority area for improvement, and develop customized, pr... ...See http://www.doingbusiness.org/about-us 3 Hong Kong, China served as champion economy during Phase 1 only. 2 APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – In... ...perienced a decline in cost (from 9.2 percent to Simplified business start-ups in Brunei Darussalam; Chile; Indonesia; Mexico and Viet Nam The G... ...in Brunei Darussalam; Chile; Indonesia; Mexico and Viet Nam The Government of Brunei Darussalam introduced e-Registry, a system that uses new in... ...time to register companies under the purview of the Registrar of Companies (ROC), Brunei Darussalam. In addition, the government established a commi... ...co, Mr. Bruno Ferrari during his meeting with businessmen of Sonora). Ministry of Economy. 20 July 2010. Doing Business 2011. Chile. Making a Diffe...

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...This report presents the estimates of trade transaction costs in APEC for each year from 2006 to 2010. The estimates are to form part of the Final Assessment of TFAP II and are to be based on the methodology and approach that was developed for the Interim Asse...

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...1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Context For The Estimation Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 3. Estimates Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 4. Sensitivity Tests Of Critical Assumptions -- 5. Conclusions & Recommendations --...

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...ve Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... ...mons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC ... ... the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC Member Economies. Table of Contents i TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .............. ... List of Tables iii LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1: Value of merchandise trade, by APEC economy, 2006 to 2010, US dollars, 2011 prices .................. ....................... 6 Table 2.2: Shipping container movements at major ports by APEC economy, twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 2006 to 2010........ .......................................... 17 Table 3.4: Trade transaction costs by APEC economy, 2006 to 2010, 2006 trade volumes & values, 2011 price... .......................................................................... 49 Table C.3. Brunei Darussalam: Transaction costs on merchandise trade, 2006... ...SD billion 2010 USD billion Change 2006-10 % Australia 291 332 409 337 431 48 Brunei Darussalam 10 12 13 9 11 13.5 Canada 838 883 933 683 82... ...TEU 2010 million TEU Change 2006-10 % Australia 5.10 5.53 5.01 5.61 5.84 14.6 Brunei Darussalam 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.09 10.4 Canada 4.03 4....

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...This report provides a basic understanding of the logistics situation of local/regional logistics sub-providers in the APEC region, and summarizes the key growth issues these SME companies are facing. It also indicative of the evolving focus of APEC initiatives from r...

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...i Situational Review of the APEC SME Logistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into... ...E Logistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into Chokepoint 3 of the 2009 Supply Chain Connectivity Framework Plan APEC C... ....org © 2011 APEC Secretariat APEC#211-CT-01.8 iii Contents List of Figures ________________________________________________________________... ...d Adaptation Capacity Building ____________ 30 2. Need for Improved Cross-economy Information Distribution __________________________ 31 iv 3. N... ..._________________________________________________________ 35 Part 1. APEC Economy Government & Regulatory Assessment _______________________________ ... ...ENTS FOR LOGISTICS COMPANIES IN RESPONDING ECONOMIES. AS REPORTED BY APEC ECONOMY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION RESPONDENTS. .................................. ...ll and medium enterprise respondents in twelve APEC economies: Australia; Brunei; Canada; Chile; Chinese Taipei; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Mexico; Ma... ... 81 - 650K Enterprise qualifies by meeting one or both criteria 4 Brunei Less than 100 Canada Less than 50 Less than USD 1,003,361 ...

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... and Measures on Customs Procedures were assessed from two distinctly different perspectives — the specific objective that was set for their sub-area of the Plan and their contribution to the overall goal for the Plan of a 5% cut in trade transaction costs....

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...1. Background To The Study -- 2. Assessing The Actions & Measures On Customs Procedures -- 3. Time Release Survey Of Goods -- 4. Apec Framework Based On Wco Safe Framework -- 5. Simplification & Harmonization Of Customs Procedures -- 6. Paperless And/Or Automation Of Trade-Related Procedures -- 7. Findings, Conclusions And Recommendation...

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... Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Progress APEC Policy Support Unit October 2011 ... ...tive Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ... would like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Carlos Kuriyama, Denis Hew and Azul Ogazón Gómez of the APEC Policy Support Unit for their helpful comments. W... ...er-known successes have been in trade facilitation. Providing assistance to developing economy members in this endeavour has been an important part... ...dures 2 Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures 2 The CTI proposed that each economy should report on actions and measures it intends to ... ...e on Customs Procedures (SCCP) had asked each APEC member to provide the data for their economy in respect of each of the KPIs that are listed in Ta... ...variation in the nature and extent of its application. These economies were: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, N... ... 2010 days Change 2006-10 % Australia Import 2 1 1 1 1 -50 Export 1 1 1 1 1 0 Brunei Darussalam Import 1 1 1 1 1 0 Export 5 5 5 2 2 -60 ... ...t emerges from the Trading across Borders data is that nine APEC economies — Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, the Philip...

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...The aim of the study is to assess the contribution of the actions and measures of APEC‘s Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) towards reducing trade transaction costs in the region through a case study of an Electronic Certifica...

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... Facilitating Electronic Commerce in APEC: A Case Study of Electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) APEC Policy Support U... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ...would like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Belinda Chng, Carlos Kuriyama and Denis Hew of the APEC Policy Support Unit for their helpful comments. We are... ............................. 60 APPENDIX 10: Intra-APEC Trade Transaction CostS and Economy Contribution, 2010 ........................................... ...ipei 10%. 0.18% 3 More ―e- Advanced‖ Economies adopt e-CO. Assume Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Ma... ... of the extrapolation are as follows: i. As the impact of e-CO adoption in each economy will vary due to structural differences between economies,... ...rent ports. ii. Reliable statistics on the ratio of exports or imports in each economy where the CO is required were unavailable at the time of w... ... (now ATIGA Form D) on a trial basis between Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei Darussalam. 7. Doing Business web site: www.doingbusines... ... with ASEAN-6). In addition to CT and ROK (as in Scenario 2), assume Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Ma...

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...The purpose of this project is to contribute to ongoing efforts tailored toward promoting greater financial markets stability and integration in APEC economies, achieved by: 1) undertaking research to determine the conditions that foster...

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...nancial Markets Stability in APEC Economies iii Acknowledgements The completion of the Report is attributed to the support of the officials of ... ...t is attributed to the support of the officials of the Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, and Republic of Indonesia, led by Dr. Andin Hadiyan... ...d Republic of Indonesia, led by Dr. Andin Hadiyanto, who is also the Project Overseer of FMP 02/2009. Our gratitude also goes to Mr. Yoopi Abimanyu, ... ...n financial markets which follow developments in financial markets. Nonetheless, each economy is unique, which means that policies that are needed t... ...t policies that are needed to ensure financial stability may vary and differ from one economy to the other. There is little doubt that lessons le... ...egion. This implies that a shock triggered in the stock market composite index in one economy can influence stock market indices in the other economi... ...opulation varies starkly from over 1.3 billion people in PRC to 0.4 million people in Brunei Darussalam. PRC’s population itself makes up 49 percent... ... (US$ Billions) GDP per capita at current prices (US$) Australia 22.4 1,236 55,160 Brunei Darussalam 0.4 13 31,239 Canada 34.1 1,574.1 46,215 Ch... ...usiness” in 2010 among 183 economies surveyed. On average, ASEAN countries, excluding Brunei and Singapore, have debt index of 30 percent. The Debt ...

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...This report presents the estimates of trade transaction costs in APEC for each year from 2006 to 2010. The estimates are to form part of the Final Assessment of TFAP II and are to be based on the methodology and approach that was developed for the Interim Asse...

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... APEC’s Achievements in Trade Facilitation 2007-2010 Final Assessment of Second Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP II) APEC Policy ... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ...e Electronic Commerce Steering Group. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC Memb... ...nary pressures around the world. The Global Financial Crisis affected the world economy in late 2008, leading to a decline in the availability of ... ...rade volumes had rebounded strongly following their collapse in 2009 as the world economy began to recover from a deep recession, returning to their... ...g the Global Financial Crisis, the process has been uneven and fragile. The world economy is now entering another challenging phase in which the reb... ...ted since June 2010.) 25 Members with a single window system include Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; ... ... 28 Full members of the ABTC scheme (year of joining): Australia (1997); Brunei Darussalam (2001); Chile (1998); China (2002); Hong Kong, C... ...% in Chinese Taipei 0.2% (3) more “e-advanced” economies adopt e-CO Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Ma...

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... 0 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Uto... ...l Motivations 1 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Uto... ................................................................................................................................. 17 Combinations of Nee... ...Most of us are concerned with our family and neighbors. But that is not enough today. The Internet, cell phones, television, CNN, a globalized econom... ...emocratic republic. Therefore we must admit new ideas. The way to stop progress is to make everyone a drone. At this point in time we have an econom... ...eta-needs. The French painter, Paul Gauguin, left his family for Tahiti in order to paint. Tumbling from his banking job with the fall of the econom... ...often in the top ten, with Ireland high, sometimes even number one. One survey had Guatemala and Mexico in the top ten. Another had Bhutan and Brunei...