What does the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) have to do with corruption? It has everything to do with good governance and addressing the demand side of corruption at the border.
But in order to understand the relationship one must understand what trade facilitation is and how it addresses public corruption at customs.
The WTO defines trade facilitation as “the simplification and harmonization of international trade procedures” covering the “activities, practices and formalities involved in collecting, presenting, communicating and processing data required for the movement of goods in international trade.”
This has been excerpted from the 10 September 2015 edition of Global Trade and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.globaltrademag.com/global-trade-daily/commentary/does-trade-facilitation-matter-in-the-fight-against-corruption