An economy is competitiveness is dr

An economy is competitiveness is driven by many factors, including how quickly reliably and cost-effectively the private sector can trade good. Today is manufacturers and agricultural producer operate in a global supply chain. Thus an efficient international trad system can increase economic opportunities and improve livelihoods-especially in poor economies with small domestic markets.

But in many part of the world, international traders must spend a lot of time preparing and submitting information to government offices ranging from customs to port authorities, each with its own rules and form requirement. These reporting requirements are often confusing, overlapping and onerous. In madagascar the government offices involved in trade span 350 kilometers, and hard coppies of form had to be submitted to each untill and electronic platform introduced in 2011 tranformed the document submission process and reduced delays ( see the chapter on trading across borders).