Poor infrastructure and high domestic shipping costs are often cited as important impediments to economic activity in developing countries. Domestic shipping being mostly overland, understanding the level...
As income increases, people become more mobile and spend more on carbon-intensive transport goods and services. This paper estimates income elasticities of transport consumption using household survey...
Public transport is often the only way for girls and women to get to work, school, and healthcare services in developing countries. However, safety can be a major concern. Experience from several parts...
The key messages of this newsletter include: (i) Merchandise trade strengthened in November 2021 despite persistent value-chain bottlenecks and logistics constraints; (ii) Services trade is finally closing...
The institutional strategic plan (ISP) 2019-2022 provides the strategic objectives of the transport sector, the institutional priorities, and goals to which the ministry of transport (MoT) has committed...
This package of policy notes is addressed to Brazilian society and specifically to the Presidential candidates and their teams of economic advisors in the 2018 election. It provides the World Bank’s diagnosis...
Este pacote de Notas de Políticas Públicas é dirigido à sociedade brasileira e especificamente aos candidatos à presidência e sua equipe econômica na eleição de 2018. Ele apresenta o diagnóstico do Banco...
In a resilient city, the passenger transport system offers multiple modes of transport to its users to ensure the continuity of mobility in the event of disruptions, and to ensure access to transportation...
In 2015, the world embraced the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, and agreed on a framework of targets and indicators for tracking progress across multiple economic sectors. Because of...
The Ministry of Trade (MoT) of Republic of Indonesia has requested the support of the World Bank in devising new and improve trade related policies for the benefit of the Indonesian economy. The MoT -...
The objective of the Integrated Transport Project (ITP) for Lesotho is to enhance prospects for economic growth in the Recipient's territory through provision of an efficient and integrated transport system...
This Note presents the main conclusions of an on-site study of urban transport dysfunction and air pollution in the Dakar agglomeration carried out from August to November 1998. The study aims to define...
The Governance, Regulation and Finance Division of World Bank Institute (WBIRP) conducted a core course on privatization and regulation of transport services in Washington, D.C., from September 20-26...
In this case study the government is initially the monopoly supplier of travel and freight service - by ferry, jetfoil, and airplane - between two islands. It then allows private operators to enter the...
This paper is based on OED evaluations of 40 railway projects conducted between 1985 and 1992. Of these 40 projects, only 21 (52 percent) were considered satisfactory. The projects were appraised 10-20...