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Transit Liberalisation and Infrastructure Development Meeting Report

Summary of a brainstorming meeting on transit issues and infrastructure development, discussing liberalisation, freedom, bilateral agreements, and regional arrangements, emphasizing the importance of harmonised planning and investment needs.

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Transit Liberalisation and Infrastructure Development Meeting Report

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  1. Almaty Program of Action Brainstorming Meeting 20 March, 2013 Eva Molnar, Director

  2. Transit issues Issues Liberalisation Facilitation Transit Liberalisation Transit freedom ? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions Physical access

  3. Transit liberalisation Multilateral Agreements: GATT (never ending debate on interpretation), New York Convention, Montego Bay Convention, etc. Regional:EU, ECMT, BSEC, ECO etc Bilateral Agreements: road (freight, passenger, combined) rail, IWT, combined transport… land transport issues Liberalisation Transit freedom? B/C Infrastructure • - Main concern is road transit • - Regional and bilateral arrangements remain to have a future • Package deals: transit, loco, 3rd country; road and other modes • No deal without transit neighbours • RUCs will make a difference Conclusions

  4. Free flow of Transit  transit freedom Issues B/C and transit proc. Condi t ions Transit liberalisation business driver Freedom? vehicle B/C S Infrastructure infrastructure cargo Conclusions

  5. B/C facilitation Issues Opportunity for LLDCs Transit Liberalisation Transit Freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions

  6. Infrastructure development means access Issues Standards, Navigation (signs, signals, E-network) Transit Liberalisation Transit freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions

  7. Harmonised planning Issues Transit Liberalisation Freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions

  8. Harmonised planning -2 EATL Phase II Rail Route 1 – Investment need: 26 billion $ Issues Transit Liberalisation Freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions

  9. Conclusions • Transit Liberalisation: • long term goal • Realistic measures to be planned • Transport reforms would help • B/C and Transit Facilitation: • Low risk, high reward action: join UN Conventions • Improved Access: • multi-country planning

  10. Thank you for your attention

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