It is a great pleasure and honor for me to be invited to the Global Smart Logistics Summit. I would like to specially thank the CaiNiao network for inviting me and our partners in Alibaba, with whom...
Date: May 22, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Dili, 18 May 2017 - “Ita gosta hemu café?” (Do you like to drink coffee?) is a standard greeting when visiting a Timorese home, given that 25% of all households in Timor-Leste grow their own coffee....
Date: May 18, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Washington, April 12, 2017: The World Bank will support India as it sustainably develops its first modern inland water transport fairway on a 1,360 km-stretch of the Ganga river between Varanasi and the...
Date: April 12, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2017—The World Bank’s Executive Board today approved a new $150 million project to increase the efficiency of trade logistics in Ethiopia. The project will focus on improving the...
Date: March 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
To reap the full benefits of GST on inter-state trade, both hard and soft logistics infrastructure need to improve The world over, poor logistics often means poor trade. In other words, how efficiently...
Date: February 15, 2017
Type: Opinion
Language: English
WASHINGTON/GENEVA, February 9, 2017— The World Bank and the International Road and Transport Union (IRU) have jointly released a new guide on Road Freight Transport Services Reform that shows how...
Date: February 9, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Logistics, trade facilitation and competitiveness are at the forefront of policy discussions in Malaysia. With about 40% of jobs linked with export activities and a trade to GDP...
Date: October 31, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
SINGAPORE, September 15, 2016 – Progress in logistics performance has slowed for the first time since 2007 for least developed countries, while ASEAN economies displayed a mixed trend, with some countries...
Date: September 15, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2016—Did you know that 94% of shipments imported into Germany meet the quality standards of global logistics operators, compared to only 40% in Bolivia? Or that importing goods into...
Date: June 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
New Ranking of 160 Countries Highlights Lag in Least Developed Countries’ Progress Washington, June 28, 2016 – Progress in logistics performance has slowed for the first time since 2007 for the world’s...
Date: June 28, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
More Engagement Urged to Maintain Strong Growth in Shifting Economy HANOI, January, 2016 – Vietnam’s evolving economy needs new strategies to maintain strong growth, and a World Bank report calls for the...
Date: January 8, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Beijing, China – China’s ambitious plans for an advanced transport network and logistic system designed to facilitate continued economic development are set to accelerate. In 2013, Chinese President Xi...
Date: December 3, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Overview Ukraine is today one of the leading global exporters of grains such as corn (maize), wheat, barley and sunflower seeds. During the past decade alone, exports of grains and related processed products...
Date: September 15, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Georgia recently reached consensus on high-priority investments to build a greener transport and logistics network that may help it become an important transit country. A major dialogue – jointly...
Date: May 28, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BEIJING, April 21, 2015 – Market-based logistics centers linking rails, flights, ships and other modes of transportation can facilitate the storage, handling and movement of China’s containerized freight,...
Date: April 21, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BEIJING, March 18, 2015 – The transportation of containers by rail could grow substantially in China, especially if the nation continues adopting the kind of operating practices and regulatory reforms...
Date: March 18, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Landlocked countries can improve their connectivity by strengthening cooperation with their transit neighbors and other global partners, as well as pursuing specific actions to reduce trade and transport...
Date: November 6, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The factory owner’s shipment was stalled again. An official on the border was asking him to redo his export permit because of “mistakes” in the text. The factory owner knew that redoing the form would...
Date: March 21, 2014
Type: Opinion
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2014 – The gap between the countries that perform best and worst in trade logistics is still quite large, despite a slow convergence since 2007, according to a new World Bank Group...
Date: March 20, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Jakarta, Indonesia – As trade grows and the traffic of shipping containers increases, Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Sea Port is struggling to keep up.Tanjung Priok handles over two-thirds of Indonesia’s entire...
Date: February 19, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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