World Bank2017-08-142017-08-142011-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27797This study is part of the ongoing dialogue on reforming trade logistics, and facilitating trade and transportation in Central and South Asian countries. It presents key findings from several rounds of first-hand observations and interviews conducted with multiple stakeholders to measure the performance of key road transport corridors across the region, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and to some extent, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The study identifies obstacles that hinder efficient movement of goods along transport corridors, and offers recommendations for short- and medium-term reforms for participating country governments with particular emphasis on the performance of border crossings. The overall objective of this study is to provide basic information on transport corridor performance so that national policy makers and private sectors have a basis to open discussions on how they might cooperate to facilitate international trade and transport by addressing infrastructure and operational bottlenecks in the region.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS ADMINISTRATIONAUTOMOBILEAXLESBORDER CROSSINGBORDER CROSSINGSBORDER MANAGEMENTBOTTLENECKSBRIDGEBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGULATIONSCARGOCARGO TRAFFICCARRIERSCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURECOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYCONSUMER GOODSCONTROL SYSTEMSCORE ROAD NETWORKCOUNTRY OF ORIGINCUSTOMCUSTOMSCUSTOMS BROKERSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS PROCEDURESDRIVERSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEFFICIENT TRANSPORTEXPORT CARGOFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFLOW OF GOODSFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT RATESFREIGHT TRAFFICFUELSGLOBAL ECONOMYICTINFORMATION DATABASEINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITYINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINTERNATIONAL LOGISTICSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTIT INFRASTRUCTUREJOURNEYLAND TRANSPORTLANDLOCKED COUNTRIESLANESLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKSLICENSELOGISTICS COSTSLONGER DISTANCESMANUFACTURINGMARKET ACCESSMARKET POTENTIALMOVEMENT OF GOODSNATIONAL LOGISTICSNEIGHBORHOODSNEW TECHNOLOGIESODOMETERPACKAGINGPASSENGERSPATHPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPETROLEUM GASPHYSICAL DISTANCEPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPOLICEPOPULATION DENSITYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONSQUALITY OF TRANSPORTRAILRAIL CORRIDORSRAILWAYRAILWAY SECTORRAILWAYSRECONSTRUCTIONREGIONAL TRANSPORTREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRESULTRESULTSROADROAD ADMINISTRATIONROAD CARRIERSROAD CONSTRUCTIONROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD MAINTENANCEROAD NETWORKROAD NETWORKSROAD TRANSPORTROADSROADSIDE CHECKSROUTEROUTESROUTES FOR FREIGHTSAFETYSATELLITESHIPMENTSSHIPPINGSITESSUPPLY CHAINTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTONNAGETRACKING & TRACINGTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRADE STRUCTURETRAFFIC LEVELSTRAFFIC MANAGEMENTTRAFFIC POLICETRAFFIC VOLUMESTRAILSTRAINSTRANSITTRANSIT CAPACITYTRANSIT CORRIDORTRANSIT TIMESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT AGENCIESTRANSPORT AGREEMENTTRANSPORT AUTHORITIESTRANSPORT AUTHORITYTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTTRANSPORT COST SAVINGSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT EQUIPMENTTRANSPORT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT INDUSTRYTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT OF GOODSTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTSTRAVEL TIMETRAVEL TIMESTRIPTRUCK DRIVERTRUCK DRIVERSTRUCK INSPECTIONTRUCKSUSESVEHICLEVEHICLE REGISTRATIONVEHICLESWAITING TIMEWEATHER CONDITIONWORLD TRADEReportWorld Bank10.1596/27797