Matías Herrera Dappe – författare

The report assesses the performance of the largest container ports in South Asia, identifies key drivers of port performance and examines how differences in performance are related to those drivers. The report also shows that improving the performance of South Asian container ports could have a dramatic effect on trade.

This book assesses the capacity expansion needs, operating efficiency, and landside access gaps of the 15 main ports in East and Southern Africa. For each port, it provides policy recommendations regarding needed port and access infrastructure, port sector regulations, and institutional and management approaches to port operation and development.

This book assess the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicle Agreement; analyzes how freight flows, wages, employment, and income are likely to change in Bangladesh and India once the agreement is adopted; and provides suggestions on enhancing the impact of regional connectivity on rural areas and women.

Fiscal risks associated with infrastructure are both more frequent and larger than previously assumed. Off the Books: Understanding and Mitigating the Fiscal Risks of Infrastructure quantifies the magnitude and prevalence of these risks in electricity and transport and identifies their root causes across a range of low- and middle-income countries.