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SUMMARY:Trade Facilitation Enquiry Points: Findings from UNCTAD’s Assess
 ment
DTSTART:20260304T130000Z
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UID:indico-event-1022424@indico.un.org
CONTACT:clariesse.chan@unctad.org
DESCRIPTION:Trade facilitation enquiry points: Analysis and best practices
  for operating enquiry points\nUncertainty around import\, export and tran
 sit procedures continues to raise trade costs\, create delays and limit ma
 rket access - especially for smaller firms and informal traders. Under the
  World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement\, enquiry point
 s are designed to close this information gap. Today\, three out of four WT
 O members have formally established one.\nBut how well do they work in pra
 ctice?\njoin us for the presentation of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 ’s new report\, “Trade Facilitation Enquiry Points: Analysis and Best 
 Practices for Operating Enquiry Points.”\nThe report examines the real-w
 orld performance of enquiry points in 2024 through a global mystery‑clie
 nt assessment of 124 national enquiry points.\nWhy this matters\nEffective
  enquiry points are not administrative add‑ons. They are frontline servi
 ces that can lower trade costs\, improve predictability and expand market 
 access - particularly for smaller and more vulnerable traders.\n The asse
 ssment outlines practical lessons\, best practices and policy recommendati
 ons\, including the value of developing an Enquiry Point Roadmap to guide 
 countries toward more operational\, service‑oriented and digitally integ
 rated systems.\n What you’ll gain from this session \n\nEvidence-based
  insights from UNCTAD’s global evaluation\nPractical recommendations for
  improving enquiry point performance\nExamples of institutional\, procedur
 al and digital arrangements that work\nA forward-looking perspective on ho
 w enquiry points can evolve using automation and trade portal\n\n \nRegis
 ter now to discover how countries can move from formal compliance to real 
 impact - ensuring enquiry points remain accessible\, responsive and effect
 ive over time.\n\nhttps://indico.un.org/event/1022424/
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