• Transport

    OBG examines all aspects of local transport infrastructure, including sea, air and land. Our analysis within the transport sector reviews the major projects under way and planned, such as airport expansions, port plans, public transit systems, road construction and rail networks.
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As Mongolians migrate to their capital city in search of work, Ulaanbaatar is increasingly suffering from traffic congestion. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in summer 2012 approved a loan for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that its designers expect will have a significant mitigating impact.

Railroad plans are central to the country’s development strategy, as a massive boost in capacity is required to preserve and extend the mining boom under way now. The country’s parliament, the Great Khural, formed a new government corporation to address the needs in 2008, and made clear its railway policy in 2010. There has been little progress in...

In your opinion, what are the top three policy priorities for the transport sector in 2013?

Public transport in Oman has been earmarked for a major funding boost under the 2013 budget, and a planned national rail network is set to receive the lion’s share of the spend. Oman’s $15bn rail network system will provide links between domestic production and logistics hubs, while supporting efforts to open up trade links across the region.

Over the past four decades, Dubai has become one of the most important economic centres in the Middle East and a key destination for investors, tourists and corporations from around the world. The emirate boasts a diversified economy, an open business environment, and a multinational population and workforce, all of which have contributed to its reputation as a leading investment destination.

El impacto que el retraso de la infraestructura de transporte colombiana podría tener sobre el futuro crecimiento económico del país fue señalado en dos ocasiones durante el último año en informes publicados por el Banco Mundial y Fedesarrollo, un centro de análisis colombiano de carácter independiente, respectivamente.

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