Connecting the Philippines’ thousands of islands is a daunting logistical task, made harder by recent setbacks like US and EU downgrades of the civil aviation authority’s safety rating. The government is looking to implement its 2010 National Transportation Policy Agenda in part through a $12.8bn PPP plan unveiled in October 2011. Eight airport projects will be put to tender in 2012, and airline...
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Colombia está lista para canalizar $100 mil millones en un programa de desarrollo de infraestructura con el cual el gobierno espera sostener el crecimiento económico y producir una nueva red de transporte hacia finales de la década.
Economic update | Indonesia: Reaching for the sky
30 Mar 2012
The country’s airlines are benefitting from rapidly increasing demand throughout the archipelago and beyond as they look towards international expansion. With one airline having recently signed the largest single deal in aviation history and expansion of airports underway the sector is experiencing a structural turnaround.
Etant donné le poids du trafic maritime commercial dans l’économie gabonaise, toute une série de projets visant à renforcer la capacité opérationnelle des ports existants de la république est actuellement en cours. La construction de nouvelles infrastructures à l’intérieur du pays figure également au programme et devrait permettre de mieux répondre aux besoins d’une industrie extractive dont la production est à la hausse.
Economic update | Sarawak: A network for expansion
27 Mar 2012
Sarawak is investing heavily in improved transport links as energy and investment projects crucial to national development get into gear. However, plans for a statewide railway connection have stalled over viability concerns.
Chapter | Transport & Logistics from The Report: Indonesia 2012
With logistics costs among the highest in ASEAN at around 25-30% of GDP, transportation improvements are high on the priority list when it comes to boosting Indonesian growth. Indonesia is investing in plans to boost the road network from 4400 km to 8666 km of roads by 2015. Rail is set for a similar upgrade, with plans that include the Trans-Java high-speed railway. Meanwhile, with 17.6% growth...