Economic update | Le Gabon planche sur des améliorations stratégiques de son réseau routier
Considerable oil and gas revenues have provided the Algerian government with sufficient funds to embark on generous public spending programmes in nearly all sectors, leading to improvements in many of the country’s headline indicators.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Simon Brown, Managing Director, Maersk Line Egypt from The Report: Egypt 2013
Articles & Analysis | State of flux: The government is overseeing a number of ongoing transport plans from The Report: Egypt 2013
As any visitor to Cairo can attest, transportation in Egypt is a complicated issue. A number of government strategies have proliferated in recent years, with mixed results, although as of mid-2013 a number of government-led initiatives have the potential to significantly improve Egypt’s transport sector. The Ministry of Transportation (MoT) is...
Articles & Analysis | Scheduled for take-off: Despite ongoing challenges, solid fundamentals underpin long-term growth potential from The Report: Egypt 2013
Egypt is home to one of the oldest air transport sectors in the Middle East and Africa. Egypt Air, the nation’s flag carrier, was established in 1932. It was the first commercial airline in the region – and only the seventh in the world – to join the International Air Transport Association, the dominant industry organisation. Over the past 80 years...
Articles & Analysis | Rolling forward: New investments are expected to revive the rail segment from The Report: Egypt 2013
With nearly 10,000 km of track, more than 700 stations and around 500m passengers on an annual basis, Egypt’s national rail network is one of the largest in the Middle East. Due to low levels of public investment in rail infrastructure since the late 1970s, as of mid-2013 the system was in a state of disrepair. The widespread lack of network upkeep...