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Safer Roads to Add Over $1 Trillion to South Asian Economies

South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $118 billion in road safety over the next decade to...

First Road Safety Profile Report to Help Save Lives on the Road

The World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) presented the Guide for Road Safety Opportunities and Challenges: Low- and Middle-income Country Profiles during the 3rd Global...

Fighting Road Fatalities and Injuries with Better Data

The establishment of the first regional Road Safety Observatory in the Asia and Pacific region was announced in Stockholm today on the eve of the 3rd...

Whether Shipping by Planes, Trains or Automobiles, the Future of Freight is Evolving

With growing eCommerce, shifting trade patterns and infrastructure constraints, three key pillars will likely underpin the next-generation supply chain — connected community, holistic decision-making and intelligent automation. Significant disruption within the...

ADB’s Transport Investments in Pacific Projected at Over $1 Billion for 2017–2020

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) transport investments in the Pacific, comprised of 15 projects, is expected to reach over $1 billion during the 2017–2020 period, including...

Digitalized TIR Convention can help Landlocked Developing Countries boost trade

The transport costs of the world`s 32 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) are on average 50% higher than developing countries that have access to the open sea....

China’s Experience with High Speed Rail Offers Lessons for Other Countries

China has put into operation over 25,000 kilometers of dedicated high-speed railway (HSR) lines since 2008, far more than the total high-speed lines operating in the...

How the Caspian Sea joins the Black Sea

In the development of international cooperation and the deepening of industrial cooperation, the leading role belongs to the formation of a network of international transport corridors. It...

How Will Uzbekistan Become A Regional Transit Hub?

On 5th April of 2019, a meeting of the railway authorities of Kazakhstan, China, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan took place in Almaty dedicated to advancing cargo...

INSTC: The power of Iran to revive its geopolitical significance

Authors: Vahid Pourtajrishi & Mahdi Torabi The strategic position of some countries in the field of transit is assumed as an economic chance for them. International transit helps...

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Iran to Join BRICS Development Bank, Central Bank Chief Says

Iran is set to join the New Development Bank...

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This week's market headlines have been dominated by Gulf...

Oil and Gold Rise as Geopolitical Tensions Mount Ahead of US CPI

Oil and gold prices climbed on Wednesday as geopolitical...

Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to One-Week Low Amid Middle East Tensions

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to...
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