Despite years of isolation and being a relatively poor country, Myanmar has a surprisingly developed transportation network. It has 66 airports, eight airlines, more than 5500 km of rail and about 150,000 km of roads. However, those years of isolation left the country’s transportation infrastructure in poor condition, so Myanmar is making efforts to improve the system, and it is likely that these...
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Economic update | Ghana’s main port set for expansion
17 Feb 2014
Efforts to boost capacity at Ghana’s largest sea port signal the government’s willingness to invest in transport infrastructure as it looks to keep up with increasing volumes of commodity exports and processed imports.
Ports in Kuwait have performed well in recent years, supported by a national bid to increase both hydrocarbon exports and non-oil commercial shipping activity. However, while plans to upgrade facilities and improve access to new oilfields bode well for the industry, the sector also faces several challenges, led by fluctuations in global demand and regional competition.
Economic update | La infraestructura colombiana requiere de un esfuerzo público-privado para el progreso
30 Jan 2014
Se espera que varios proyectos importantes de infraestructura vial sean ejecutados durante el presente año en Colombia. No obstante, algunos desarrolladores han expresado su preocupación con respecto a la cantidad de riesgos que puede acarrear la concesión de dichos contratos.
The emirate posted robust economic expansion across all sectors in 2013, and its resilience in the years following the global economic downturn has helped to re-build confidence among the global business community. Dubai has set itself the target of reaching 20m visitors per year by 2020 and the emirate received a major boost to this end when it won the right to host World Expo 2020 in November 2013.
Articles & Analysis | Vertical take-off: Airport capacity is set to rise and plans for more extensive metro and tram services are in the pipeline from The Report: Dubai 2014
Presenting more of a conundrum than a problem, Dubai is climbing up the league of the world’s busiest international airports. It entered 2014 smaller than only London Heathrow Airport and with ample ideas of what to do on the inevitable day when it finally takes over the top spot. In 2001 Dubai International was ranked 99th in the world, and 13...