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Modernized facilities and customs reform cut the passage time by over 50% at the busy border crossing in Uzbekistan.
Challenges include creating an enabling environment, national and sectoral planning, multiyear assessment of fiscal risks, and gaps in project preparation.
To reap its benefits, the tariff differential subsidy in Pakistan must be more targeted and reduced.
Policy makers must improve labor market conditions and reduce employment uncertainties as part of their economic stimulus plans.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for creative strategies in conducting an off-site compliance review.
Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
Nepal has made it easier to move goods across borders by updating customs software, constructing a new inland clearance depot, and rehabilitating border access roads.
Bangladesh has worked with international partners to undertake landmark projects that have transformed the lives of millions of people.
A study shows reducing clearance times at Indonesia's Tanjung Priok port in addition to expanding the port will contribute about 1.1% to gross domestic product.
Indonesia could reduce the impact of a prolonged El Niño by easing food import restrictions and strengthening social protection and food security.