Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics
The Baltic States; Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Poland are situated along strategic trade corridors within Europe, constituting the EUs eastern border with Russia and other CIS countries. EU membership has triggered rapid economic growth for t...
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ACCESSIBILITY ADVERSE IMPACTS AIM AIR AIR POLLUTION AIRPORT AUDITS AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILES BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BULK CARGO CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARBON CARBON TRANSPORT CARGO CARGO COMPOSITION CARGO HANDLING CARGO VOLUMES CARGOES CARGOS CARS CITY TRAIN COAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES CONGESTION CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINERS CROSSINGS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEBT DECISION MAKING DEFLATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIESEL DOMESTIC TRAFFIC DOMESTIC TRANSPORT DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC SITUATION ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD PRODUCTION FREIGHT FREIGHT CONTAINERS FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUELS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE INEFFICIENCY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE COST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION INLAND WATERWAY INLAND WATERWAYS INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL RAIL INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LABOR COSTS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LINER SHIPPING LIQUIDITY LOGISTICS COSTS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY MARINE NAVIGATION MARITIME TRANSPORT METALS MODAL SPLIT MODES OF TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRAFFIC NATURAL RESOURCES NET EXPORTS NOISE OIL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PASSENGER SERVICES PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PUBLIC TRANSPORT RAIL RAIL ACCESS RAIL CONNECTION RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL LINE RAIL NETWORK RAIL ROUTES RAIL SERVICES RAIL SYSTEM RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL USERS RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RECESSION ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MANAGEMENT ROAD NETWORK ROAD PRICING ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD USERS ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE SAFETY SEAPORTS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHORT-SEA SHIPPING SPEEDS SUBWAY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIMBER TONNAGE TRACK CONDITIONS TRACKINGAMP; TRACING TRADE BALANCE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOW TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAINS TRAMWAY TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSIT COUNTRIES TRANSIT DEMAND TRANSIT ROUTES TRANSIT SERVICE TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICE QUALITY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTS TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL TIMES TRUCK DRIVERS TRUCK VOLUMES TRUCKS TRUE TYPE OF TRANSPORT UNFAIR COMPETITION VEHICLE VEHICLE DRIVERS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING VEHICLES VESSELS WAGES WAREHOUSING WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO |
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ACCESSIBILITY ADVERSE IMPACTS AIM AIR AIR POLLUTION AIRPORT AUDITS AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILES BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BULK CARGO CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARBON CARBON TRANSPORT CARGO CARGO COMPOSITION CARGO HANDLING CARGO VOLUMES CARGOES CARGOS CARS CITY TRAIN COAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES CONGESTION CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINERS CROSSINGS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEBT DECISION MAKING DEFLATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIESEL DOMESTIC TRAFFIC DOMESTIC TRANSPORT DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC SITUATION ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD PRODUCTION FREIGHT FREIGHT CONTAINERS FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUELS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE INEFFICIENCY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE COST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION INLAND WATERWAY INLAND WATERWAYS INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL RAIL INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LABOR COSTS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LINER SHIPPING LIQUIDITY LOGISTICS COSTS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY MARINE NAVIGATION MARITIME TRANSPORT METALS MODAL SPLIT MODES OF TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRAFFIC NATURAL RESOURCES NET EXPORTS NOISE OIL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PASSENGER SERVICES PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PUBLIC TRANSPORT RAIL RAIL ACCESS RAIL CONNECTION RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL LINE RAIL NETWORK RAIL ROUTES RAIL SERVICES RAIL SYSTEM RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL USERS RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RECESSION ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MANAGEMENT ROAD NETWORK ROAD PRICING ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD USERS ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE SAFETY SEAPORTS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHORT-SEA SHIPPING SPEEDS SUBWAY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIMBER TONNAGE TRACK CONDITIONS TRACKINGAMP; TRACING TRADE BALANCE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOW TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAINS TRAMWAY TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSIT COUNTRIES TRANSIT DEMAND TRANSIT ROUTES TRANSIT SERVICE TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICE QUALITY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTS TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL TIMES TRUCK DRIVERS TRUCK VOLUMES TRUCKS TRUE TYPE OF TRANSPORT UNFAIR COMPETITION VEHICLE VEHICLE DRIVERS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING VEHICLES VESSELS WAGES WAREHOUSING WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO World Bank Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics |
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The Baltic States; Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania and Poland are situated along strategic trade
corridors within Europe, constituting the EUs eastern border
with Russia and other CIS countries. EU membership has
triggered rapid economic growth for the Baltic States and
Poland due to the removal of trade barriers and reduced
transaction costs. A heavy influx of EU grants has targeted
development and improvement of transport infrastructure, and
this support will continue until 2015. The EU grants are
largely used for development of international corridors,
which play a key role in strengthening the competitiveness
of these new member states. Since their accession to the EU
in 2004, these countries enjoyed remarkable growth. While
the countries underwent varying degrees of contractions in
2009, signs of recovery are showing albeit with considerable
uncertainty in the future. Growth in Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania in recent years has been unsustainable and was
driven by a disproportionate increase in the non-tradable
sector (construction, financial intermediation, real
estate). This has had negative implications for
competitiveness. The global economic crisis in 2009 has
ended Poland?s fast economic expansion over the recent
years, but in contrast to its neighbors Poland has avoided a
decline in economic activity. Over the medium term, growth
in Poland is expected to accelerate steadily in line with an
improving external environment. The Baltic States and Poland
are relatively competitive in trade logistics and have
initiated reforms to facilitate trade, compared to their
eastern neighbors, particularly Russia. Despite the plunge
in 2008, freight transport and logistics development in the
region has potential to continue to grow in the medium-term
as some signs of recovery have begun to appear. The current
economic situation has triggered a significant overcapacity
of transport and warehousing which is characterized by very
low prices for these services. While Poland remains
relatively stable, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are
exhibiting higher vulnerability to external shocks. The most
critical bottlenecks of transport logistics in the Baltic
States and Poland are found in the deteriorating condition
of their transport infrastructure, particularly that of road
networks, lessdeveloped intermodal connections, and
inefficiency of custom processing at border crossing points.
Deteriorating road condition in these countries is largely
due to inadequate maintenance and a comprehensive asset
management system, albeit improving. Intermodal connections
that are often inefficient are partly attributed to
institutional arrangement that lacks inter-agency
collaboration at the level of policy development and public
investment. Custom procedures are particularly cumbersome
and inefficient at the borders to non-EU member states.
Nevertheless, the Baltic States and Poland have relative
strengths in efficiency of domestic transport/logistics,
cost-efficiency of trucking industry, and price-competitive
port operation. The report various recommendations for
strategic policy priorities for the Baltic States and Poland
to leverage their own strengths to respond to various
opportunities and challenges. |
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Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics |
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Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics |
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Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics |
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Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics |
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Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics |
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baltic states and poland trade logistics review : enhancing trade competitiveness by improving transport and logistics |
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2015 |
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okr-10986-222922021-04-23T14:04:08Z Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review : Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics World Bank ACCESSIBILITY ADVERSE IMPACTS AIM AIR AIR POLLUTION AIRPORT AUDITS AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILES BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BULK CARGO CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARBON CARBON TRANSPORT CARGO CARGO COMPOSITION CARGO HANDLING CARGO VOLUMES CARGOES CARGOS CARS CITY TRAIN COAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES CONGESTION CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINERS CROSSINGS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEBT DECISION MAKING DEFLATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIESEL DOMESTIC TRAFFIC DOMESTIC TRANSPORT DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC SITUATION ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD PRODUCTION FREIGHT FREIGHT CONTAINERS FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUELS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE INEFFICIENCY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE COST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION INLAND WATERWAY INLAND WATERWAYS INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL RAIL INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LABOR COSTS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LINER SHIPPING LIQUIDITY LOGISTICS COSTS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY MARINE NAVIGATION MARITIME TRANSPORT METALS MODAL SPLIT MODES OF TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRAFFIC NATURAL RESOURCES NET EXPORTS NOISE OIL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PASSENGER SERVICES PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PUBLIC TRANSPORT RAIL RAIL ACCESS RAIL CONNECTION RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL LINE RAIL NETWORK RAIL ROUTES RAIL SERVICES RAIL SYSTEM RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL USERS RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY PACKAGE RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RECESSION ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MANAGEMENT ROAD NETWORK ROAD PRICING ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD USERS ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE SAFETY SEAPORTS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHORT-SEA SHIPPING SPEEDS SUBWAY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIMBER TONNAGE TRACK CONDITIONS TRACKINGAMP; TRACING TRADE BALANCE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOW TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAINS TRAMWAY TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSIT COUNTRIES TRANSIT DEMAND TRANSIT ROUTES TRANSIT SERVICE TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICE QUALITY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTS TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL TIMES TRUCK DRIVERS TRUCK VOLUMES TRUCKS TRUE TYPE OF TRANSPORT UNFAIR COMPETITION VEHICLE VEHICLE DRIVERS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING VEHICLES VESSELS WAGES WAREHOUSING WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO The Baltic States; Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Poland are situated along strategic trade corridors within Europe, constituting the EUs eastern border with Russia and other CIS countries. EU membership has triggered rapid economic growth for the Baltic States and Poland due to the removal of trade barriers and reduced transaction costs. A heavy influx of EU grants has targeted development and improvement of transport infrastructure, and this support will continue until 2015. The EU grants are largely used for development of international corridors, which play a key role in strengthening the competitiveness of these new member states. Since their accession to the EU in 2004, these countries enjoyed remarkable growth. While the countries underwent varying degrees of contractions in 2009, signs of recovery are showing albeit with considerable uncertainty in the future. Growth in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in recent years has been unsustainable and was driven by a disproportionate increase in the non-tradable sector (construction, financial intermediation, real estate). This has had negative implications for competitiveness. The global economic crisis in 2009 has ended Poland?s fast economic expansion over the recent years, but in contrast to its neighbors Poland has avoided a decline in economic activity. Over the medium term, growth in Poland is expected to accelerate steadily in line with an improving external environment. The Baltic States and Poland are relatively competitive in trade logistics and have initiated reforms to facilitate trade, compared to their eastern neighbors, particularly Russia. Despite the plunge in 2008, freight transport and logistics development in the region has potential to continue to grow in the medium-term as some signs of recovery have begun to appear. The current economic situation has triggered a significant overcapacity of transport and warehousing which is characterized by very low prices for these services. While Poland remains relatively stable, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are exhibiting higher vulnerability to external shocks. The most critical bottlenecks of transport logistics in the Baltic States and Poland are found in the deteriorating condition of their transport infrastructure, particularly that of road networks, lessdeveloped intermodal connections, and inefficiency of custom processing at border crossing points. Deteriorating road condition in these countries is largely due to inadequate maintenance and a comprehensive asset management system, albeit improving. Intermodal connections that are often inefficient are partly attributed to institutional arrangement that lacks inter-agency collaboration at the level of policy development and public investment. Custom procedures are particularly cumbersome and inefficient at the borders to non-EU member states. Nevertheless, the Baltic States and Poland have relative strengths in efficiency of domestic transport/logistics, cost-efficiency of trucking industry, and price-competitive port operation. The report various recommendations for strategic policy priorities for the Baltic States and Poland to leverage their own strengths to respond to various opportunities and challenges. 2015-07-23T18:43:11Z 2015-07-23T18:43:11Z 2010-07 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/16422184/baltic-states-poland-trade-logistics-review-enhancing-trade-competitiveness-improving-transport-logistics-baltic-states-poland-trade-logistics-review-enhancing-trade-competitiveness-improving-transport-logistics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22292 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study Europe and Central Asia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland |