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What can we learn from public-private partnerships in the transport sector in...
Private sector investment in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is quite small, even accounting for the size of the individual countries’ economies. Despite integration within the European Union (EU), ECA...
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Mind the (funding) gap, next stop: Making some extra money
Follow the authors on Twitter: @danpulido and @IrenePortabales A branded metro station in MadridMost metro systems around the world are unable to cover their operating costs with fare box revenues,...
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Próxima Parada: El Centro Comercial
Sigue a los autores en Twitter: @danpulido y @IrenePortabales Estación de Metro de Madrid esponsorizadaMuchos de los sistemas de metro del mundo no consiguen cubrir sus costos de operación con los...
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Changing lives along the road in Honduras
We arrived in the village of La Redonda-El Aguila, Honduras at ten o’clock in the morning, when the temperature was already about 94 degrees Fahrenheit. We were warmly welcomed and invited to take a...
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First-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Transport: What is at stake?
On November 26, 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon will convene the first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Transport, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. What is at stake in this capstone two-day...
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Three factors that have made Singapore a global logistics hub
Then vs. now: the Port of Singapore circa 1900 (left) and today (right). Photos: KITLV/Peter Garnhum When it gained independence in 1965, Singapore was a low-income country with limited natural...
View ArticleE-commerce is booming. What’s in it for urban transport?
Também disponível em: Português Worldwide, e-commerce has experienced explosive growth over the past decade, including in developing countries. The 2015 Global Retail E-Commerce Index ranks several of...
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Transforming Transportation 2018: To Craft a Digital Future for All, We Need...
Exponential progress in how we collect, process and use data is fundamentally changing our societies and economies. But the new digital economy depends fundamentally on a very physical enabler. Amazon...
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Maximizing finance for sustainable urban mobility
Photo: ITDP Africa/Flickr The World Bank Group (WBG) is currently implementing a new approach to development finance that will help better support our poverty reduction and shared prosperity goals....
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Railways are the future—so how can countries finance them?
Photo: Kavya Bhat/Flickr As a railway expert working for the World Bank, I engage with many client countries that are looking to expand or upgrade their railway systems. Whenever someone pitches a...
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Maximizing finance for safe and resilient roads
Around the world, roads remain the dominant mode of transport and are among the most heavily-used types of infrastructure, accounting for about 80% of the distance travelled for individuals and 50%...
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How can Indonesia achieve a more sustainable transport system?
Photo: UN Women/Flickr Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,500 islands, is the fourth most populous country in the world, with 261 million inhabitants, and the largest economy in Southeast...
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Three ways governments can create the conditions for successful PPPs
A healthy Public-Private Partnership (PPP) has several defining features: strong competition, bankability with low financial costs, lower risk of renegotiations, secure value for money, and efficiency...
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India: A logistics powerhouse in the making?
Photo: Daniel Incandela/Flickr The numbers are in: India now ranks 44th in the latest edition of the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index, a relatively high score compared to other countries at...
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Logistics: Building skills to prepare for the jobs of tomorrow
As one of the key foundations for manufacturing, trade and growth, logistics is a strategic component of every economy. The sector can also contribute significantly to job creation. For example, in...
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