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, where relevant, key areas for future attention. The topics are: international shipping, gateway ports, domestic maritime … transport, four related sectors, cruise ship tourism, tuna fisheries, fossil fuel imports, and bulk shipping, natural disasters …
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(World Bank, 2022)'. It provides more detail on, and analysis of, natural hazards in the Pacific affecting port … primary ports, between 2007 and 2022; port master planning to future-proof Pacific ports: a brief outline of port master … Note looks particularly at the experiences of 12 World Bank member countries, referred to collectively as the PIC12 …
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Implicit contingent liabilities, such as those generated by natural disasters, are often not quantified in the government balance sheet. However, when they materialize, they place pressure on government finances that may raise interest expenditures and financial risks. Understanding the impacts...
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renewable energy (solar and wind) infrastructure projects procured through PPPs. It complements the World Bank Group's Climate …
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renewable energy (solar and wind) infrastructure projects procured through PPPs. It complements the World Bank Group's Climate …
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The innovation economy has become a driving force in transforming entire industries, which has been happening at an accelerated pace. Cities are making massive investments in innovation and research and development (RandD) to support and attract technology-driven industries that are leading the...
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The resilience of the Lebanese port sector has proven to be low. The impact of the ongoing economic crisis, the COVID …-19 pandemic, and the Port of Beirut (PoB) explosion has traumatized the sector and exposed its weaknesses and inabilities … economy while opportunity costs are high given the recent port developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region and globally …
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additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …Ports have always played an essential role in this highly trade-dependent region. While there are still wide … world over the last five years. The combined throughput of container terminals in the region reached almost 5 million twenty …
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country's connectivity with world markets, encounters difficulties when it comes to facilitating international trade. Two of … from key markets and major cargo corridors. The second concerns the limitations inherent to the waterways accessing ports … with the largest movements of agri-bulks and containers, on the Rio de La Plata and the Lower Parana River. Ports and …
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