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Transport in South Asia
Transport in South Asia

South Asia has demonstrated high growth rates over the past decade. Good transport infrastructure and services are the main tools for sustaining this growth and ensuring its benefits are shared with the poor.

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Overview

Investment climate surveys have pinpointed transport as a particular problem for regional and international trade in South Asia.

- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka


Overview

- Public Private Partnerships: An effective method to expand and maintain transport infrastructure
- Road Asset Management: Highways form the backbone of South Asian economies
- Road Funds: A popular form of financing
- Highway Sector Financing: Maintenance underfunded
- Road Safety: By 2020, traffic fatalities to rise by 144%
- HIV/AIDS: Transport sector is crucial in reducing the spread
- Governance and Transport: Developing Frameworks

 

Projects

- Afghanistan: Emergency Transport Rehabilitation
- Jamuna Bridge: Boosted Bangladesh economy
- Bhutan: Rural Access Project
- India: States' Road Infrastructure
- India: Andhra Pradesh State Highways
- Pakistan: National Trade Corridor


Publications

- South Asia: Assessment of Road Funds
- South Asia: Infrastructure Investment Needs
- India: Road Transport Efficiency
- India and China: Highway and Railway Development
- India: Urban Transport Development
- PakistanTransport Competitiveness


 
Transport Feature Study

Feature Story


STUDY TOUR World Bank India Office Transport Team visit to China
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