Trade Facilitation and Better Connectivity for an Inclusive Asia and Pacific.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Highlights -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific: State of Play -- 2.1 Trade costs -- 2.2 Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Measures -- 2.2.1 Status of implementation -- 2.2.2 Implementation progress from 2015 to 2017 -- 2.3 Subregional Cooperation Initiatives and Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific -- 2.3.1 Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program -- 2.3.2 Greater Mekong Subregion Program -- 2.3.3 South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Program -- 2.3.4 The Pacific -- 3. Assessing Impacts of Trade Facilitation -- 3.1 Trade Facilitation Impact on Trade Costs: Evidence from Asia and the Pacific -- 3.1.1 Trade cost model and data -- 3.1.2. Regression analysis results -- 3.1.3. Simulation analysis -- 3.1.4. Summary -- 3.2 Trade Facilitation Impact on Trade Flows: Evidence from Central Asia -- 3.2.1. Background: Trade facilitation indicators in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation -- 3.2.2. Methodology: Gravity model -- 3.2.3. Data for analysis -- 3.2.4. Estimation results -- 3.2.5. Simulation exercise -- 3.2.6 Summary -- 4. Challenges and the Way Forward -- Appendix -- References.