== Abstract ==

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This report presents the findings of the             second edition of Connecting to Compete, a report on the new             dataset for the 2010 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and             its component indicators. Based on a worldwide survey of             global freight forwarders and express carriers, the LPI is a             benchmarking tool developed by the World Bank that measures             performance along the logistics supply chain within a             country. The index can help countries identify challenges             and opportunities and improve their logistics performance.             The World Bank conducts the survey every two years. The 2010             LPI also provides a snapshot of selected performance             indicators in nearly 130 countries, including expanded             information on the time, cost, and reliability of import and             export supply chains, infrastructure quality, performance of             core services, and the friendliness of trade clearance             procedures. The 2010 LPI and its indicators encapsulate the             firsthand knowledge of movers of international trade,             collected amid the economic turmoil of 2009. This             information is relevant for policymakers and the private             sector seeking to identify priorities for reform agendas.             Findings include the following. First, except in high-income             countries, the availability and quality of trade-related             infrastructure is a major constraint to performance, but the             specific priorities tend to vary across countries. Second,             efficient border management and coordination of the various             agencies involved in border clearance is increasingly             important. Third, a major challenge for the international             community is how to help the lowest performing countries             benefit from an increasingly open global trading system.

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== Original document ==

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* [http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24599 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24599] under the license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

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