Railways
Concessioning of Rail Transport -- A New Approach to Restructuring Railways in Sub-Saharan Africa
As with many railways in developing and developed, countries, Sub-Saharan Africa's railways are now at a crossroads. Facing increased competition, the African railways will play an important…
July 01, 1997
Regional Integration
Trade and Transport Facilitation- A Review of Current Issues and Operational Experience
This joint World Bank/UNCTAD review proposes ways and means to improve the competitiveness of a country's international trade by: increasing the quality and reducing the associated costs of…
May 31, 1996
Regional Integration
Promoting Policy Reforms for Effective Transport Services in COMESA Countries
Concerned by the poor state of the road network in most of its member countries, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has been promoting reforms to help regional integration for…
May 01, 1996
Regional Integration
Maritime Transport Serving West and Central African Countries: Trends and Issues
In June 1992, MINCONMAR (Ministerial Conference of Western and Central Africa) and the Bank organized the Cotonou Conference to review the situation and identify options for reform. The Conference…
August 01, 1995
Regional Integration
Shipping Services in Western and Central African Countries -- Cotonou, June 1992
August 31, 1994
Regional Integration
Trade and Transport Logistics Facilitation Guidelines
The main objective of these guidelines is to advise on how to approach the complex issue of competitiveness in trade, and on how to achieve cost savings in logistics by reducing the time of…
August 31, 1993
Regional Integration
Shipping Services in Western and Central African Countries -- Cotonou, June 1992
This paper reports on the discussions and conclusions of the three working groups which have been established to deal with the main topics: (a) macroeconomic impact of maritime transport on the…
May 31, 1993
Regional Integration
Legal Instruments for the Facilitation of Transport and Trade
Transport infrastructure is essential for inclusive growth and poverty reduction but the investments in building and maintaining it remain sub-optimal as long as the movement of goods is not seamless…
