Transcript The Role of Road Transport in Servicing International Trade

Road Transport Facilitation:
A Key Ingredient
for CAREC Success
ADB Annual Meeting
Tashkent, 4 May 2010
Martin MARMY,
Secretary General
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IRU’s global Membership
Created
1948
National Associations
from 8 founding countries
Belgium Denmark
Norway
Sweden
France
Netherlands
UK
Switzerland
2010
180 Members
74 Countries
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Effects of Globalisation
on Trade and the Supply Chain
What does it take to have a cup of coffee in a café?
No country is
landlocked to
Road transport has become
road
transport!
a vital production tool!
The combined efforts of
29 companies in 18 countries
Source: IRU
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Evolution of sea containers
in ports
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Daily telecommunications activities
Telecommunications gap corresponds to the regions that have
not been interconnected to global trade
Source: Centre for Strategic International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC
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Ancient Silk Road
If the Silk Road was the main trade
artery 2000 years ago, why not today?
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IRU New Euro-Asian Land
Transport Initiative - NELTI
• Launched in September
2008
• Commercial transport
deliveries performed by
transport operators from
12 Euro-Asian countries
• 5 routes
• In cooperation with the
Asian Development Bank
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Key aspects of the
Model Highway Initiative (MHI)
1. Institutional reforms
2. Creation of support infrastructure
3. Implementation of best practices
4. Establishment of a multilateral investment fund
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1st key aspect of the MHI
Institutional Reforms
Accession to and effective implementation of international
agreements and conventions on trade and road transport
facilitation
Introduction of effective border crossing procedures based
on international regulations
Simplified procedures for allocation of land along the
model highway
Reduction of border waiting times jointly with anti-bribery
action plan
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2nd key aspect of the MHI
Creation of Support Infrastructure
Border crossing facilities
Access to border crossing facilities
Warehouses and multimodal logistics centres
Gas stations
Parking areas
Motels
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3rd key aspect of the MHI
Implementation of Best Practices
Introduction of “TIR Green Lanes”
Implementation of electronic pre-declaration of goods (IRU
TIR-EPD)
Joint customs control procedures
Implementation of Single Window border crossing
procedure
Recognition of the International Weight Certificate
Simplified multi-entry visa for professional drivers
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4th key aspect of the MHI
The development of trade and road transport along the
Great Silk Road needs a Multilateral Investment Fund for
Implementation of administrative reforms
Creation of support infrastructure
Implementation of best practices
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Model Highway Initiative
Selection of segments
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Comparison of economic return from
different types of infrastructure
Average economic rates of return (%)
World Bank supported infrastructure projects
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