While government policy has been the key driver of growth in Oman’s transportation sector, decision-makers have also encouraged public-private partnerships (PPPs) and other forms of private sector involvement in transportation developments. The sultanate has attracted several foreign investors to its infrastructure projects, and is set to see...
The city of Lima is well-known for its traffic congestion and unwieldy, informal public transportation system. However, with the introduction of the Metropolitano bus rapid transit (BRT) system, a new metro line, and programmes to regulate and upgrade the taxi fleet, it is clear that leadership at both the city and national levels are intent on...
Ranking 89th in the World Economic Forum’s 2012-13 “Global Competitiveness Report”, Peru’s infrastructure is far behind that of neighbours like Chile (45th) and Brazil (70th). This can largely be attributed to shortcomings in the transportation sector, where Peru ranks 97th in the world and for which a multibillion-dollar upgrade...
Over the past five years, airports across Peru experienced significant growth in cargo and passenger flows that are now pushing airport facilities beyond their anticipated operating capacities. According to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Dirección General de Aviación Civil, DGAC), between 2011 and 2012 international...
Several major highway and light rail transit (LRT) projects set to be rolled out next year could finally ease serious congestion problems in the Philippines. The wave of planned projects comes on the back of a pledge made by President Benigno Aquino III’s administration to substantially increase transport infrastructure spending as part of a broader...
Endowed with natural and human resources that hold the potential of catapulting it from a mid-ranking developing nation into a competitive developed one in a relatively short span of time, the Philippines is held back by its infrastructure and requires a well-connected, affordable transportation system.
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