How will high-speed rail benefit Morocco?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Thierry de Margerie, Vice-President Africa, Alstom from The Report: Morocco 2014
Articles & Analysis | Linking the country: Infrastructure expansion is set to support economic growth from The Report: Mexico 2014
As new constitutional reforms start to take shape, Mexico is investing heavily in its transport and logistics infrastructure. Increased economic activity has put pressure on the current road and rail networks, and a bigger slice of the federal budget is therefore set to go towards improving connections by land, sea and air. Only months after...
Articles & Analysis | Building connections: Reorganising logistics platforms could help companies reduce costs from The Report: Mexico 2014
Infrastructure development has helped expand Mexico’s transport system and strengthen logistics activities in the country. High among the reasons for this is the fast growth of containerisation, coupled with increased connectivity between transport modes. “Interconnection between different kinds of transport increased in 1995 with the...
Articles & Analysis | Greater competition: The economy has benefitted from the modernised rail system but new laws may change the rules for operators from The Report: Mexico 2014
A successful privatisation of Mexico’s railway network and an increase in trade with the US has helped strengthen rail transport across Mexico. Having established itself as a strategic freight carrier for manufacturing inputs, agricultural goods and the mining industry, the sector now faces challenges from legislators aiming to open Mexico’s...
Chapter | Logistics & Transport from The Report: Mexico 2014
As new constitutional reforms start to take shape, Mexico is investing heavily in its transport and logistics infrastructure. Increased economic activity has put pressure on the existent road and rail networks, prompting the current government to assign a bigger slice of the federal budget to the improvement of connections by land, sea and air. Total investment (public and private) in the...