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decade, an outstanding port and logistics hub with few precedents in other African countries. The objective of the present … study is to strengthen the competitiveness of the ports of Djibouti (old port of Djibouti and new port of Doraleh) and … ensure their medium-term and long-term development by designing a modern and efficient regulation system for private port …
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From the outset state-owned enterprises (SOE) financial and economic performance generally failed to meet the expectations of their creators and funders. There were African SOEs that performed, at least for a time, adequately and sometimes very well, by the most stringent of standards (e.g.,...
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This Note on public management of pension funds concludes that publicly-managed pension reserves are often used to finance non-pension policy. Public pension fund managers tend to invest based on objectives unrelated to pension provision. These include social and economically target investments...
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This concept note presents the strategic engagement of the World Bank in the areas of public sector management and governance in Colombia. It describes the short and medium term approach through which the Bank will provide support to the country on those areas of reform, as well as their links...
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Transition to a more democratic organization of the political environment led to the adoption of four laws in 1998 - Decentralization Laws - that provide for local governments' semi-autonomy, and define the overall context in which decentralization would occur, outlining the principles for...
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addressed through donor funded operations. This ESW focuses on roads, air, and port transport. Transport infrastructure and …
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additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …, there is also a good case for more cooperation between West African countries on port reform, competition and regulation … regulatory efforts at the country level and provide a forum to analyze regional issues related to inter-port competition and …
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costly. To reduce trade costs, the priority should be to transform the Port of Dar es Salaam. An efficient port is critical … local and regional consumers and firms that heavily depend on the performance of the port in their daily endeavors. …
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