This report, prepared with the support of UNESCAP on behalf of the Office of the National Trade Facilitation Secretariat, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR, provides an analysis of the bilateral trade costs between Lao PDR and 46 trading partner countries with a view to measuring Lao PDR’s progress in terms of trade facilitation.

The report also discusses the definition and interpretation of bilateral comprehensive trade costs (CTC) and CTC-excluding-tariff (NT-CTC) and identifies the factors that contribute to differences in performance between Lao PDR and other countries in the Asia/Pacific region.

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