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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

- 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: 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 in China
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- Trade Facilitation in South Asia

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Events

Transport News & Events

Events
May 29, 2008The Role of Infrastructure in Women’s Economic Empowerment
May 21, 2008Launch of the World Bank Group's Transport Business Strategy for 2008-2012
   
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Jul 02, 2008Vulnerable Groups the Focus of World Bank Projects to Bangladesh (Press Release)
Jun 10, 2008India: A New Way of Cultivating Rice (Feature Story)
May 21, 2008World Bank Broadens Transport Agenda (Press Release)
  
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