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High road transport costs in Africa as a consequence of imbalanced trade flows

Martedì 20 Aprile 2021 08:00

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One of the problems that mainly contributes to the high cost of road transport in Africa are the empty trips that are charged by logistics operators to their customers. This is a consequence of the imbalanced nature of trade flows in Africa, as the continent imports much more of what exports, which is common to all the African corridors.

African Union Assembly adopts second phase of PIDA

Sabato 10 Aprile 2021 06:10

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PAP II, the second phase of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) will include 69 regional infrastructure projects in the Energy, Transport, Trans-Boundary Water and Information and Communication Technology sectors (read our post), for an estimated budget of 161 billion USD and an annual coverage need of US$ 16 bn over the next 10 years, that will include the costs associated with project preparation and implementation, as well as with project operation and maintenance.

Vehicle insurance schemes used in Africa and their possible convergence

Venerdì 09 Aprile 2021 10:48

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On our blog, thoughts about regional vehicle insurance schemes used in Africa and the possibility to promote their convergence into a continental one to be included into the AfCFTA negotiations in order to reduce transport costs at inter-REC level.

AfCFTA: focus on tariff or non-tariff barriers?

Mercoledì 07 Aprile 2021 12:17

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Read our post on the Desiderio Consultants' blog that explores the gains of removing tariffs among African countries vs. the elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs).

From Ethiopia a national transport policy to promote untapped investment opportunities in the sector

Martedì 06 Aprile 2021 06:49

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The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport has published its national transport policy, a strategic plan to address for the next decade the increasing demand for transportation infrastructure and services in the country. The document, which was announced during the March 2021 Ethiopian Transport Investment Summit (read our post), provides a general overview of transport services and transport infrastructure and will serve as a basis to formulate more detailed transport sub-sector policies.

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High road transport costs in Africa as a consequence of imbalanced trade flows

African Union Assembly adopts second phase of PIDA

Vehicle insurance schemes used in Africa and their possible convergence

AfCFTA: focus on tariff or non-tariff barriers?

From Ethiopia a national transport policy to promote untapped investment opportunities in the sector

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