Improving Transnational Transport Corridors
In the OIC Member Countries: Concepts and Cases
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Framework area Key actions
Political and institutional factors  Transforming transport routes to transport corridors
with a corridor secretariat
 Develop a Corridor Treaty template for members to use
or benchmark with.
 Corridor secretariat to disseminate the positive impacts
of successful corridors in order to promote political
integration
Economic factors  Promoting simplification of business processes among
member states
Trade Facilitation  Reviewing the existing trade agreements to determine the
incorporation of relevant elements to remove non-
physical barriers to trade
 Stimulate intra-trade along corridors
 Increasing the efficiency of customs inspection by
improving risk management techniques, green
channeling, encouraging an advance manifest, etc.
 Developing an efficient trade statistic collection system
 Promoting electronic single window facilities
Social factors  Facilitating common passport
Safety, security and legal liability  Developing a data collection system related to fatalities
along the corridors
Technical and operational factors  Improving road conditions
 Improving rail interoperability
Environmental and energy factors  Promoting intermodal transport
 Improving logistics organization, coordination, and
corridor route planning