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The Central African Republic’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorDominguez-Torres, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:52Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:52Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-01
dc.description.abstractBetween 2000 and 2005, infrastructure contributed less than 1 percentage point to the Central African Republic's annual per capita GDP growth, despite substantial spending in the road sector. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could boost annual growth by about 3.5 percentage points. The CAR has made significant progress in the transport, water, power, and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors. But the high cost of fuel, which raises transportation and energy costs, has been a vexing issue across all infrastructure sectors. The CAR's most pressing infrastructural challenge lies in the transport sector, which relies heavily on neighboring countries and could benefit from improved road conditions and enhanced performance at the port of Douala in Cameroon. In the power sector, the country suffers from a deteriorating infrastructure stock that it can no longer afford to maintain, and an inefficient and unreliable power supply. Additional challenges include a need for improved infrastructure in the water and sanitation and ICT sectors. Addressing the CAR's infrastructure challenges will require sustained expenditure of $346 million per year over the next decade. The nation already spends around $134 million per year on infrastructure, with $37 million a year lost to inefficiencies of various kinds. If those inefficiencies were fully eliminated, the country's annual infrastructure funding gap would be $183 million per year. Improvements in funding, coupled with the prospect of an economic rebound and prudent policies, could lift the country from its fragile state back to and beyond the prosperity standards it once enjoyed.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5697
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3461
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5697
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR FARES
dc.subjectAIR FLEET
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIRCRAFT
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectARTERY
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBANDWIDTH
dc.subjectBERTH PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBILL COLLECTION
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectCABLE
dc.subjectCAPACITY FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL COSTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCAR ACCESS
dc.subjectCAR FUEL
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARRIERS
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCONNECTION CHARGE
dc.subjectCONNECTION COSTS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCONTAINER TERMINAL
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectCUBIC METER OF WATER
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY REGULATOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectEXCESS CAPACITY
dc.subjectEXCESS SUPPLY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFLEETS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL OIL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGASOLINE PRICES
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGENERATION ASSETS
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION COSTS
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER PLANT
dc.subjectINEFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subjectINLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AVIATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
dc.subjectINVESTMENT COSTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectINVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subjectKILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subjectLIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectLITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
dc.subjectLOCAL PARTNERS
dc.subjectLOWER PRICES
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMULTIMODAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectO&M
dc.subjectOIL PIPELINE
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectPOWER CRISIS
dc.subjectPOWER DEMAND
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER PRICES
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectPRICE OF DIESEL
dc.subjectPRICE OF FUEL
dc.subjectPRICE OF OIL
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC ROADS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF ENERGY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL CORRIDOR
dc.subjectRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectRAW WATER
dc.subjectREGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectRETAIL PRICES
dc.subjectREVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD CONDITIONS
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD USER
dc.subjectROAD USER CHARGES
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectRUNWAYS
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAND
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSANITATION SECTOR
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subjectSEAT CAPACITY
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE NETWORK
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE COLLECTION
dc.subjectSOURCE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectSURFACE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC LEVELS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INDICATORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PLAN
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTS
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIMES
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTURBINES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE MILEAGE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVIP LATRINES
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRAFFIC
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleThe Central African Republic’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspectiveen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Central African Republic's Infrastructure: A Continental Perspective
okr.date.disclosure2011-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:25:05.509488Z
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5697
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalCentral Africa
okr.region.geographicalCentral African Republic
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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