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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................1
1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................................4
1.1. Scope and Description of the Study ..............................................................................................................4
1.2. Background to Work Undertaken..................................................................................................................5
2. Conceptual Framework for Transnational Transport Corridors....................................................................6
2.1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................6
2.2. Main Concepts and Definitions .......................................................................................................................6
2.3. General factors .......................................................................................................................................................9
2.4. Political and Institutional Factors............................................................................................................... 12
2.5. Economic Factors ............................................................................................................................................... 14
2.5.1. Corridors, trade and economics........................................................................................................ 14
2.5.2. Corridor and regional integration.................................................................................................... 15
2.5.3. Cost of transport ...................................................................................................................................... 16
2.6. Trade Facilitation ............................................................................................................................................... 18
2.7. Social Factors ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.7.1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 20
2.7.2. Inclusive growth ...................................................................................................................................... 20
2.7.3. Poverty ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
2.7.4. Congestion .................................................................................................................................................. 21
2.8. Safety, Security and the Legal liability factors ...................................................................................... 22
2.9. Technical and Operational Factors............................................................................................................. 23
2.10. Environmental and Energy Factors ........................................................................................................... 27
2.11. Corridor Performance Evaluation .............................................................................................................. 30
2.11.1. Performance Monitoring...................................................................................................................... 30
2.11.2. Evaluation................................................................................................................................................... 32
2.11.3. Data control................................................................................................................................................ 33
3. Successful Transport Corridors Outside the OIC Geography ........................................................................ 35
3.1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 35
3.2. Political and Institutional Factors............................................................................................................... 38
3.3. Economic Factors ............................................................................................................................................... 40
3.4. Trade Facilitation ............................................................................................................................................... 44
3.5. Social Factors ....................................................................................................................................................... 46
3.6. Safety, security and the legal liability........................................................................................................ 48
3.7. Technical and Operational Factors............................................................................................................. 49
3.7.1. Southern Africa Development Community .................................................................................. 49
3.7.2. European Union ....................................................................................................................................... 58
3.8. Environmental and Energy Factors ........................................................................................................... 59
3.9. Experts’ Views on Successful Transport Corridors............................................................................. 62
3.10. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................. 63
4. Transport Corridors in the OIC Member Countries........................................................................................... 64
4.1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 64
4.2. General Situation................................................................................................................................................ 64
4.2.1. Political and Institutional Factors.................................................................................................... 65
4.2.2. Economic factors ..................................................................................................................................... 66
4.2.3. Trade Facilitation .................................................................................................................................... 67
4.2.4. Social factors.............................................................................................................................................. 68
4.2.5. Safety, security and the legal liability............................................................................................. 69
4.2.6. Technical and Operational Factors.................................................................................................. 69
4.2.7. Environmental and Energy Factors................................................................................................. 70