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Baltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Review: Enhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logistics

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
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dc.date.available2015-07-23T18:43:11Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://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
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22292
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22292
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS
dc.subjectAIM
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIRPORT
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILE
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILES
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBENCHMARKING
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSING
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBULK CARGO
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARGO COMPOSITION
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCARGO VOLUMES
dc.subjectCARGOES
dc.subjectCARGOS
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCITY TRAIN
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONTAINER HANDLING
dc.subjectCONTAINER SHIPPING
dc.subjectCONTAINER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectCROSSINGS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEFLATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRAFFIC
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EXPANSION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTLOOK
dc.subjectECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT CONTAINERS
dc.subjectFREIGHT FLOWS
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COST
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION
dc.subjectINLAND WATERWAY
dc.subjectINLAND WATERWAYS
dc.subjectINTERMODAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL RAIL
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSIT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLINER SHIPPING
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLOGISTICS COSTS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectMARINE NAVIGATION
dc.subjectMARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMODAL SPLIT
dc.subjectMODES OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNATIONAL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNET EXPORTS
dc.subjectNOISE
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPASSENGER SERVICES
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL ACCESS
dc.subjectRAIL CONNECTION
dc.subjectRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRAIL LINE
dc.subjectRAIL NETWORK
dc.subjectRAIL ROUTES
dc.subjectRAIL SERVICES
dc.subjectRAIL SYSTEM
dc.subjectRAIL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSIT
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAIL USERS
dc.subjectRAILROAD
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY LINES
dc.subjectRAILWAY NETWORK
dc.subjectRAILWAY NETWORKS
dc.subjectRAILWAY PACKAGE
dc.subjectRAILWAY SECTOR
dc.subjectRAILWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectRECESSION
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD PRICING
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROAD USERS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROLLING STOCK
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSEAPORTS
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPERS
dc.subjectSHORT-SEA SHIPPING
dc.subjectSPEEDS
dc.subjectSUBWAY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTONNAGE
dc.subjectTRACK CONDITIONS
dc.subjectTRACKINGAMP; TRACING
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC FLOW
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUME
dc.subjectTRAINS
dc.subjectTRAMWAY
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSIT DEMAND
dc.subjectTRANSIT ROUTES
dc.subjectTRANSIT SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSIT TRADE
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT ACTIVITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT NETWORK
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OF GOODS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT STRATEGY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT ­ ACTIVITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTS
dc.subjectTRANSSHIPMENT
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIMES
dc.subjectTRUCK DRIVERS
dc.subjectTRUCK VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectTYPE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNFAIR COMPETITION
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE DRIVERS
dc.subjectVEHICLE MANUFACTURING
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVESSELS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAREHOUSING
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleBaltic States and Poland Trade Logistics Reviewen
dc.title.subtitleEnhancing Trade Competitiveness by Improving Transport and Logisticsen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.date.disclosure2015-07-10
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:48:16.366904Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study
okr.docurlhttp://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
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.guid785731468037133008
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000425970_20120625093613
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16422184
okr.identifier.report55844
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/06/25/000425970_20120625093613/Rendered/PDF/558440ESW0P1110ade0Logistics0Review.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryEstonia
okr.region.countryLatvia
okr.region.countryLithuania
okr.region.countryPoland
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.unitSustainable Devmt Sector Unit (ECSSD)
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