Transport Overview - World Bank Group
Sep 16, 2025 · The transport sector is essential to reducing poverty and building prosperity: transport gives access to jobs, education and healthcare; it connects goods and services to markets and is a …
The Container Port Performance Index 2020 to 2024: Trends and …
Container ports are critical nodes in globally connected supply chains, handling merchandise and semi-finished products. The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) measures the time container ships …
Improving Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africa
Food insecurity in Africa isn’t just about producing more — it’s about fixing the broken systems that prevent it from getting where it’s needed most. By investing and improving transportation, we can …
Transport - World Bank Group
Transport Transport plays an important role in fostering economic growth, linking people to essential services, the growth of cities, and the creation of jobs. The World Bank works with client countries to …
The Road to Food Security: How Targeted Transport Investments Can ...
May 20, 2025 · A new World Bank report, Transport for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening Supply Chains, proposes several priority actions to reduce transport costs and …
She Drives Change: Empowering Women in Transport
The Assam Inland Water Transport Project improved ferry infrastructure and services in the state of Assam, India, making water transport safer, more accessible, and reliable. Key barriers for women …
World Bank Supports Improved Energy and Freight Transport Services …
Jun 9, 2025 · The $1.5 billion operation addresses South Africa’s twin economic challenges of low growth and high unemployment by easing infrastructure constraints in the energy and freight …
Transport and food in Africa - World Bank Group
Jul 17, 2025 · Africa is at a pivotal moment in addressing its food security challenges. There are many weaknesses along the food supply chain there that inflate food prices, contribute to significant post …
Nineteen Million Filipinos to Benefit from Transport and Health ...
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2025 – At least nineteen (19) million Filipinos are expected to benefit from two new projects approved by the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors, aimed at improving …
The Transport Sector in India - World Bank Group
The Transport Sector in India India’s transport network is one of the most extensive in the world. The share of the transport sector in overall infrastructure investments has increased from 2 percent of …