Enhancing Public Availability of Customs Information
In the Islamic Countries
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Figure 27: Point changes on UNGS indicators by Asian Group country, 2015-2017.
Source: UNGS. Note: zero height bars indicate no change. Data for other countries not available for both years.
3.3. Major Achievements and Challenges for the OIC Countries
This section has reviewed the available data on the performance of the OIC countries in terms
of public availability of trade-related information. It shows that on the whole, the group has
achieved a level of performance that is typically between that of developing countries as a whole,
but lower than the global average. Performance is variable from one area to another. The
strongest areas of performance, where considerable achievements are notable among OIC
countries, include the establishment of NTFCs and availability of information in the public
domain. Areas of weaker performance, where challenges remain, include advance rulings in
particular: the data suggest that this is an area where a number of OIC countries have
experienced difficulties in terms of bringing their procedures in line with current best practice.
But the OIC is a heterogeneous group in terms of regional characteristics and income levels, so
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Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Malaysia
Maldives
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Advance Ruling Advance Publication
Stakeholder Consultations Publication of Regulations
National Trade Facilitation Committee