An increase in consumer spending facilitated by the arrival of numerous foreign retailers and a slate of new and upcoming bilateral trade agreements are set to significantly improve Colombia’s foreign trade activity. However, Colombian freight handlers fear a rise in cargo volumes will overburden already pressured physical and institutional...
It is indisputable that international investors have their eye on the Colombian Pacific coast, due to the enhancement of port infrastructure required by increased trade with Asia and the Pacific coast of the Americas. Indeed, Buenaventura Port, which already handles 60% of the cargo entering or leaving Colombia, is the subject of substantial...
With more than 1000 km of coastline on its northern and western borders, as well as its proximity to the Panama Canal, Colombia enjoys strategic access to key export markets and maritime thoroughfares. Encouraged by domestic economic growth and an increasing number of free trade agreements with key trading partners, a number of ports are seeking to...
The future of Aqaba’s economy depends partly upon the development of its transport infrastructure, with industry and tourism reliant on the effectiveness of transport links. And as the Gulf of Aqaba’s largest city and Jordan’s only seaport, the implications of its trans-port industry spreads well beyond the local economy.
Located in the heart of the Middle East and with access to the Red Sea, Jordan is well positioned to serve as a regional logistics centre – a role the country’s leaders are working to expand. In the 1990s the trans-port sector, along with communications, accounted for 0.47% of total real economic growth, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF...
Amman has seen rapid population growth since becom-ing Jordan’s capital. Between 1996 and 2012 alone, the number of residents rose by 48% from 1.67m to 2.47m, according to data from the Department of Sta-tistics. Increased population has brought with it more pressure on the city’s transport infrastructure. Although the municipality has worked to...
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