Transport

The Philippines government has announced plans to step up spending on transport infrastructure, with upgrades to existing ports and the development of new maritime cargo handling facilities to be given priority.

Thailand will have to move quickly to meet requirements for economic integration with ASEAN, set for 2015, with transport policy one of the key issues that will have to be addressed in the lead-up to the single market.

Given the importance of Ghana’s road infrastructure to the country’s ongoing economic development, the government has been pouring extensive resources towards expanding motorway networks and connectivity. A major hurdle, however, is the ability of the country to fund and finance ongoing maintenance.

Le projet de construction d’un réseau ferroviaire à grande vitesse, dont la mise en service est prévue en 2015, prend de la vitesse tandis que le nombre d’usagers du train ne cesse d’augmenter. Ce projet, développé parallèlement à d’autres projets visant à améliorer et augmenter la capacité du réseau ferroviaire en voie normale, attire de nombreux fonds institutionnels.

El sólido crecimiento económico del Perú en la última década se vio acompañado por un incremento igualmente considerable del tráfico aéreo, que aumentó a más del doble en los pasados cinco años, yendo de 5 millones de pasajeros en 2005 a más de 11 millones en 2010. Este crecimiento llevó a una ampliación del Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez, en Lima, y también a la propuesta de la controvertida línea aérea de bandera.

With an announcement that a 35% stake in its national carrier is up for sale, the Kuwaiti government has taken another step towards privatising Kuwait Airlines, a project that has been in the works since 2008. At the same time, efforts are under way to build a national railway, with the government recently signing a contract with a consortium of consultancy firms to undertake research on a proposed rail link between Kuwait International Airport (KIA) and the country’s ports.