An expanded bus network and a new light rail project are set to improve traffic conditions in Bahrain, while a planned second causeway to the Arabian peninsula should help ease regional freight transport over the long term.
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Economic update | Bahrain steps up connectivity drive
21 Apr 2016
Articles & Analysis | Building on its reputation for stability, Tunisia is in the midst of upgrading its infrastructure from The Report: Tunisia 2016
Tunisia is considered to be one of the success stories – if not the success story – of the Arab Spring, but that does not mean its economy has escaped the turbulence of recent years. The instability generated by Tunisia’s 2011 revolution resulted in the delayed roll out of important infrastructural projects and needed maintenance of existing...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sami Battikh, CEO, Office of Merchant Marine and Ports (OMMP): Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2016
Articles & Analysis | New road transport project set to come on-line in Tunisia from The Report: Tunisia 2016
In December 2015 the Road Transport Corridors Project – a $230m World Bank initiative to upgrade Tunisia’s interior roads – was launched. The project’s main purpose is to improve three key road corridors that connect lagging interior regions with Tunisia’s coastal economic growth poles, where opportunities for advancement tend to be...
Articles & Analysis | Tunisia exploring new development for maritime infrastructure from The Report: Tunisia 2016
Since the days of ancient Carthage, Tunisia has been hugely reliant on its ports to tap into foreign markets. Even today it conducts 96% of its foreign trade by sea. As a result, the country has a vast network of maritime-related infrastructure. It has two container ports in Tunis and Sfax and seven smaller, specialised commercial ports. More...
The instability generated by Tunisia’s 2011 revolution resulted in the delayed roll out of important infrastructural projects and needed maintenance of existing infrastructure. Although Tunisia’s utility infrastructure (water, electricity and gas) ranks strongly by regional standards, its transport-related infrastructure – historically one of the country’s important comparative advantages,...