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Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bangladesh

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  • Syed Saifuddin Hossain

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  • Uttam Deb
  • Muhammad Al Amin

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This paper focuses specifically on one particular aspect of trade facilitation in the context of Bangladesh, i.e., impact on SMEs of IT in trade facilitation. It is hoped that the policy recommendations offered in this paper will be useful in furthering the cause of SME internationalization in Bangladesh.
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  • Syed Saifuddin Hossain & Uttam Deb & Muhammad Al Amin, 2009. "Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bangladesh," Trade Working Papers 23058, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
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    1. Florian A. Alburo, 2010. "The Development Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation," ARTNeT Working Papers 78, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

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