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Economic Integration in the Lower Congo Region : Opening the Kinshasa-Brazzaville Bottleneck

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dc.contributor.authorBrulhart, Marius
dc.contributor.authorHoppe, Mombert
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:06:42Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:06:42Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-01
dc.description.abstractThis working paper assesses cross-border economic integration in the Lower Congo region. It focuses on the Kinshasa-Brazzaville conurbation, which is projected to become Africa's largest urban area by 2025, and is already serving as the gateway to large hinterlands. Despite their size and proximity, formal economic exchanges between the two cities are extremely limited. The volume of recorded passenger travel between Kinshasa and Brazzaville corresponds to about one-fifth of the volume of traffic between East and West Berlin during the time of the Berlin Wall, and formal trade volumes are derisorily small. As a consequence, the authors find evidence of statistically significant differences in retail prices, indicating unexploited scope for cross-river arbitrage. Through a survey of firms, they find that local traders perceive substantial scope for increasing cross-border economic activity if cross-river trade costs were reduced. Trade in locally produced goods and by small firms would especially benefit from such reductions. Existing high trade costs mainly result from a lack of competition in cross-river transport services, which are dominated by a duopoly of state-controlled operators. High administrative border costs, exacerbated by the presence of multiple government agencies at the border, act as a further obstacle. Liberalization of cross-river transport and customs reform could yield large economic benefits for local producers and consumers.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111212144526
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5909
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3678
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5909
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectAIRPORT
dc.subjectARBITRAGE
dc.subjectARTERY
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subjectAVERAGE TRADE
dc.subjectBOND
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectBORDER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCHANGES IN TRADE
dc.subjectCLIENT BASES
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCONFIDENTIALITY
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCROSS-BORDER EXPANSION
dc.subjectCROSS-BORDER TRADE
dc.subjectCROSSING
dc.subjectCUSTOMER SERVICE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS DUTIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS FORMALITIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNIONS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL ENGINES
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDUOPOLY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RELATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURES
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF TRADE
dc.subjectENTRY POINT
dc.subjectENTRY POINTS
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXCISE DUTIES
dc.subjectEXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
dc.subjectEXPANSION OF TRADE
dc.subjectEXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subjectFARES
dc.subjectFERRIES
dc.subjectFINANCE CORPORATION
dc.subjectFLAT FARE
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AREA
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREQUENT TRAVELERS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectGOOD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectGOODS IN TRANSIT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHAULAGE COMPANIES
dc.subjectHIGH TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectHOME MARKET
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPORT COSTS
dc.subjectIMPORT DUTIES
dc.subjectIMPORT PRICES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL FIRMS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL MARKET
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectJOURNEYS
dc.subjectLOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL REVENUE
dc.subjectMARKET INEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectMARKET INTEGRATION
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMEASURE OF TRADE
dc.subjectMISMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAVEL
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPATTERNS OF TRADE
dc.subjectPAYMENT POINTS
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION LIABILITIES
dc.subjectPENSIONERS
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectPRICE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL FREIGHT
dc.subjectRAIL LINK
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY LINE
dc.subjectRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectREGIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONALISM
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGULATORY BARRIERS
dc.subjectRETAIL MARKETS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSECURITY CONCERNS
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSTRICT CONFIDENTIALITY
dc.subjectSUBURBS
dc.subjectTARIFF REVENUE
dc.subjectTARIFF SCHEDULE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE EXPANSION
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRADING ACTIVITY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT TRADE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTS
dc.subjectTRAVELERS
dc.subjectTREATIES
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTRUCK DELIVERY
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRADE
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRAFFIC
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.titleEconomic Integration in the Lower Congo Region : Opening the Kinshasa-Brazzaville Bottlenecken
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okr.crossref.titleEconomic Integration in the Lower Congo Region: Opening the Kinshasa-Brazzaville Bottleneck
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:06:34.541430Z
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5909
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20111212144526
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okr.region.countryCongo, Republic of
okr.region.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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