As a pioneer among regional trade fora in identifying trade facilitation as a priority area, APEC has made important strides in areas such as standards and technical regulations, customs administration, and mobility of business people. This publication looks at the new directions APEC can continue to do in future.

• Trade Facilitation: APEC's Road Ahead
• The Unexplored Synergies in Trade Facilitation
• A Business Perspective: Reducing Transaction Costs
• Trade Facilitation and Economic Development
• New Direction for the APEC Trade Facilitation Agenda
• Brunei and Beyond
• Notes
• Acknowledgements