various proxies, including indices based on expert judgment in some cases. This paper focuses on logistics friction and draws … on a data set recently compiled by the World Bank with specific quantitative metrics of logistics performance in terms of … time, cost, and variability in time. It finds that the new variables that relate directly to logistics performance have a …

communication technology and modern business logistics have created unprecedented business opportunities for the trade and transport …'s request, this study assesses Uruguay's potential as a logistics hub and as a regional distribution center. The competitiveness … of Uruguay's logistics system is assessed from an international perspective and policy recommendations towards further …

Transport and logistics services in Myanmar have been substantially hit by the impacts of the February 2021 coup and … the surge in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Logistics companies have been affected by rising fuel prices … inland transport services. Transportation and logistics services are expected to be severely impacted by continuing high fuel …

The World Bank prepared three background studies as inputs for the development of the Cambodia Logistics Master Plan …) an update of trade competitiveness, (b) a review of the legal and regulatory framework of the logistics sector in … Cambodia, and (c) a design of the monitoring and evaluation (MandE) framework for the proposed Cambodia Logistics Master Plan …

wage demands from workers, intensifying global price competition, and inefficient logistics are putting significant cost … pressure on Bangladeshi producers. This report presents a comprehensive assessment of logistics performance, its root causes … improve logistics performance …

and support its development; (iv) develop a transnational regulatory framework; and (v) build capacity in the logistics …

and logistics connectivity and service delivery and to define the building blocks of a comprehensive strategy by (a … advancing the institutional reforms, (c) identifying main transport and logistics gaps and barriers, and (d) presenting … opportunities for introducing innovative financing mechanisms and PPPs in transport and logistics. At the same time, the paper …

logistics sector in Greece and to develop policy recommendations. The World Bank is carrying out the project at the request of … environment and trade logistics. The package has been facilitated by the Task Force for Greece (TFGR, an arm of the European … way: First, it provides an overview of the state of logistics in Greece, comparing the country to its peers and …