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Report | 2017

Unlocking the Potential for East and North-East Asian Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration

Author(s): United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Amid the continuing uncertainty in the global trade, widening social disparities, and increasing environmental concerns, the forthcoming publication entitled "Unlocking the Potential for East and North-East Asia Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration" aims to lay the groundwork for building bridges between East and North-East...
Report | 2014

Bridging Transport, ICT and Energy Infrastructure Gaps for Seamless Regional Connectivity

Author(s): United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Bridging Transport, ICT and Energy Infrastructure Gaps for Seamless Regional Connectivity, is a contribution by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to deliberations at the Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Vienna, Austria, from 3 to 5 November 2014. It...
Report | 2014

Improving Connectivity in SPECA Subregion: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions

Author(s): United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Improving connectivity between Afghanistan and Central Asia was the focus of discussions at the 2014 Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) held in Ashgabat on 4 December 2014 in the light of the Afghan chairmanship of SPECA during 2014 and the beginning of Afghanistan’s Transformation...
Report | 2014

Regional Connectivity for Shared Prosperity

Author(s): United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Connectivity is a cornerstone of regional economic cooperation and integration – and has become a major priority for the countries of Asia and the Pacific, especially in the context of efforts to find new drivers of regional economic growth, and to create additional domestic and aggregate regional demand. To best unlock the potential of ever-more...
Report | 2016

Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025

Author(s): Association of Southeast Asian Nations

The MPAC 2025, which succeeds the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2010, focuses on five strategic areas: sustainable infrastructure, digital innovation, seamless logistics, regulatory excellence and people mobility. The MPAC 2025 was developed in consultation with relevant ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and other stakeholders. The remaining initiatives...
Report | 2016

Competitiveness of South Asia’s Container Ports: A Comprehensive Assessment of Performance, Drivers, and Costs

Author(s): Herrera Dappe, Matías ; Suárez-Alemán, Ancor

South Asia's trade almost doubled in the past decade, but the share of trade in GDP is still smaller (47 percent) than in East Asia (55 percent), and South Asia's economic competitiveness continues to lag that of other regions. Part of the problem is the region's container ports. As a result of inefficiencies, the average cost of...
Report | 2014

Improving Trade and Transport for Landlocked Developing Countries: A Ten-Year Review

Author(s): Dairabayeva, Karlygash Serikovna

Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are completely dependent on their transit neighbors' infrastructure and administrative procedures to transport their goods to port. This publication provides a comprehensive ten-year review in order to assess the progress made in improving access of LLDCs to global markets, identify the remaining...
Report | 2011

Logistics in Lagging Regions: Overcoming Local Barriers to Global Connectivity

Author(s): Kunaka, Charles

This report is based on two case studies carried out in Brazil and India on the impact of various strategies to reduce the cost of trade for small-scale producers. Small scale producers especially those located in lagging regions in developing countries lack easy access to efficient logistics services. They are faced with long distances from both...
Report | 2014

Trade and Transport Corridor Management Toolkit

Author(s): Carruthers, Robin ; Kunaka, Charles

A trade and transport corridor is a coordinated bundle of transport and logistics infrastructure and services that facilitates trade and transport flows between major centers of economic activity. Providing a comprehensive guide to tools and techniques for corridor projects is important, as the volume of such projects is likely to increase....
Report | 2007

Institutional Arrangements for Transport Corridor Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s): Adzibgey, Yao ; Kunaka, Charles ; Mitiku, Tesfamichael Nahusenay

Corridor efficiency is important to the competitiveness of most of the African economies, especially those that are landlocked. Corridors can be defined as a collection of routes linking several economic centers, countries and ports. While some are only road transport corridors, most of them include more than one mode of transport. The Sub-...
Report | 2015

Transport Policies and Development

Author(s): Berg, Claudia N. ; Deichmann, Uwe ; Liu, Yishen ; Selod, Harris

This survey reviews the current state of the economic literature, assessing the impact of transport policies on growth, inclusion, and sustainability in a developing country context. The findings are summarized and methodologies are critically assessed, especially those dealing with endogeneity issues in empirical studies. The specific...
Report | 2014

Reviving Trade Routes: Evidence from the Maputo Corridor

Author(s): Sequeira, Sandra ; Hartmann, Olivier ; Kunaka, Charles

This report draws on the successes and failures of the Maputo Corridor in Africa, and informs readers on the challenges of private sector participation in the corridor transport systems and the associated policy reforms required to improve corridor efficiency. Trade Transport Sequeira, Sandra; Hartmann, Olivier; Kunaka, Charles Download PDF World...
Report | 2013

Border Crossing Monitoring along the Northern Corridor

Author(s): Fitzmaurice, Mike ; Hartmann, Olivier

Border-crossing times in East Africa have been identified as a major constraint for smooth trade flows, both for regional trade and for international transit. Delays at borders disrupt efficient trade logistics, impacting on the transport costs and prices, and ultimately on trade competitiveness. In order to improve the efficiency of border...
Report | 2008

Lessons of Corridor Performance Measurement

Author(s): Raballand, Gael ; Marteau, Jean-Francois ; Kunaka, Charles ; Kabanguka, Jean-Kizito ; Hartmann, Olivier

This paper aims at presenting the methodological lessons of corridor performance measurement carried out in Africa. Based on current experience, the authors conclude that, while road drivers' trip diaries may be useful, the core of monitoring activities should mostly rely on existing consolidated data (customs and port data) and limited...
Report | 2015

Highways to Success or Bypass to Waste: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Roads in Africa

Author(s): Ali, Rubaba ; Barra, Alvaro Federico ; Berg, Claudia N. ; Damania, Richard ; Nash, John D. ; Russ, Jason Daniel

This study develops and tests new approaches to the planning of infrastructure to maximize benefits and minimize negative externalities, particularly in rural areas. It explores several questions related to the impacts of infrastructure on welfare and poverty that are especially relevant for Sub-Saharan Africa. Reducing poverty in Sub-Saharan...
Report | 2013

Corridor Transport Observatory Guidelines

Author(s): Hartmann, Olivier

The Northern Corridor, connecting East Africa to the World through the port of Mombasa, is one of the oldest corridor authorities in Africa, as it was established in 1985. Throughout its years of existence, it has been a source of ideas and knowledge that contributed to the thinking on trade facilitation. To a large extent, it is the birthplace...
Report | 2013

Quantitative Analysis of Road Transport Agreements (QuARTA)

Author(s): Kunaka, Charles ; Tanase, Virginia ; Latrille, Pierre ; Krausz, Peter

Road freight transport is indispensable to international economic cooperation and foreign trade. Across all continents, it is commonly used for short and medium distances and in long distance haulage when minimizing time is important. In all instances governments play a critical role in ensuring the competitive advantage of private sector...
Report | 2013

Guidelines for Mainstreaming Road Safety in Regional Trade Road Corridors

Author(s): Breen, Jeanne M. ; Humphreys, Richard Martin ; Melibaeva, Sevara

The global crisis of road traffic injury is escalating in low-income and middle income countries to devastating effect; with road traffic crashes a leading cause of death. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.24 million people were killed on the world's roads in 2010 and between 20-50 million more suffer non-fatal injuries...
Report | 2012

Why Does Cargo Spend Weeks in Sub-Saharan African Ports? Lessons from Six Countries

Author(s): Beuran, Monica ; Isik, Gozde ; Raballand, Gael J. R. F. ; Refas, Salim

This study is timely because several investments are planned for container terminals in Sub-Saharan Africa. From a public policy perspective, disentangling the reasons behind cargo delays in ports is crucial to understanding:a) whether projects by the World Bank and other donors have addressed the most salient problems; and b) whether...
Report | 2017

Spatial Autocorrelation Panel Regression: Agricultural Production and Transport Connectivity

Author(s): Iimi, Atsushi ; You, Liangzhi ; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike

Spatial analysis in economics is becoming increasingly important as more spatial data and innovative data mining technologies are developed. Even in Africa, where data often crucially lack quality analysis, a variety of spatial data have recently been developed, such as highly disaggregated crop production maps. Taking advantage of the historical...

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