As both a national and regional transport and logistics centre, Sharjah benefits from advantages such as strong connectivity to other emirates and the wider world. The only member of the UAE federation to border all other emirates, it has the UAE’s only container port located outside the Straits of Hormuz. The importance of this facility and the emirate’s transport and logistics industry as a...
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Chapter | Infrastructure & Transport from The Report: Sharjah 2017
Articles & Analysis | Road expansion in Cote d'Ivoire continues to improve transport connectivity from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2017
As economic growth opens up new opportunities for the development of domestic industries and attracts foreign direct investment, Côte d’Ivoire’s land transport networks are feeling the pressure. In order to accommodate increased traffic volumes and to further improve connections between urban and rural areas, as well as ease the link between...
Articles & Analysis | Improvements in Cote d'Ivoire's logistics raise competitiveness in transport sector from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2017
Despite the large investments targeted at improving transport infrastructure across the country, insufficient investment in infrastructure maintenance over the years, coupled with rising traffic volumes and informality in the transport sector, have kept costs high and performance figures low. According to the World Bank’s logistics performance...
Articles & Analysis | Cote d'Ivoire revamps infrastructure in transport sector to support economic growth from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2017
After missing out on needed maintenance and expansion work over the past decade, Côte d’Ivoire’s transport infrastructure is receiving some overdue attention. Expansion of transport networks across the country has become imperative, with a headline growth rate of 8.4% in 2016 and increasing urbanisation putting pressure on existing networks....
