As part of Gabon’s economic growth strategy, the authorities have been looking to accelerate the development of transport infrastructure in recent years as a means to improve national logistics competitiveness and boost development in remote areas of the country. All of the state’s planned infrastructure development projects – road, railway, shipping and aviation – have been outlined in the...
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An oil-rich equatorial country in West Africa, Gabon’s abundant natural resources have given it one of the highest per capita incomes on the continent, though lower oil revenues has seen growth contract in recent years.
Economic update | Grandes inversiones en Colombia buscan incrementar la capacidad aeroportuaria
28 Nov 2016
Colombia está desplegando varios proyectos de expansión de sus principales aeropuertos con el fin de hacer frente a un creciente número de pasajeros e impulsar el sector turístico en auge.
Economic update | Increased investment in port expansions to drive Oman’s logistics sector
21 Nov 2016
Oman is looking to boost investment in its transport and logistics sector, one of five pillars targeted under the country’s Ninth Five-Year Development Plan (2016-20).
Articles & Analysis | Public-private partnerships set to rise in Saudi Arabia as major transport projects get under way from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Despite lower government spending, transport infrastructure projects are set to continue in the Kingdom, with increasing opportunities for private sector involvement, whether through privatisation, private contracts or public-private partnerships (PPPs).
Articles & Analysis | Port infrastructure and developments key to Saudi Arabia's wealth from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
In recent years Saudi Arabia has been on a drive to grow its network of ports, as part of what has become a period of transformation for the Kingdom’s port infrastructure. One of the main targets under the national development strategy, Vision 2030, is to replace oil exports with other, mainly petrochemicals, exports, requiring a substantial increase of seaport and logistical...