June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport Corridors

- Regional Constraints and Opportunities -

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport Corridors – Presentation Structure -

SEE trade and transport corridors

Performance of SEE rail transport

Rationale for trade and transport facilitation

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Trade and Transport Corridors:Definition

• Physical and functional dimension• Consist of links, nodes and gateways• Different corridor types: domestic, foreign

and transit corridors• Single mode vs. competing modes• Support economic growth and serve both

passenger and freight traffic• Different development objectives

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Evaluation of Corridor Performance

• Infrastructure: capacity of nodes and links, level of service provided

• Transport services: quality, time, costs, reliability, flexibility

• Domestic, bilateral and multilateral regulations and policies

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport Corridors

SEE trade and transport corridors

Performance of SEE rail transport

Rationale for trade and transport facilitation

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Time breakdown on Corridor IV/IX rail transport

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Source: TTFSE II - Railway Corridor and Border Crossing Study (ECORYS, 2005)

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Transport and Processing Times on Corridor IV/IX

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Source: TTFSE II - Railway Corridor and Border Crossing Study (ECORYS, 2005)

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Time breakdown on Corridor X rail transport

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Source: TPPF in the Balkan Region. Railway Border Crossing Study (Scott Wilson, 2004)

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Operations Performance at BCPs

Source: TPPF in the Balkan Region. Railway Border Crossing Study (Scott Wilson, 2004)

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport Corridors

SEE trade and transport corridors

Performance of SEE rail transport

Rationale for trade and transport facilitation

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Benefits

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47 hours47 hours98 hours

51 hour

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Why TTF and corridor development?

• Enhances quality of transport services• Supports innovative transport techniques• Efficient logistics are a competitive

advantage• Encompasses ‘electronic corridors’• Supports administrative, operational and

legislative reforms in transport sector

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Client Ownership and Partnerships to define a Common Framework

• Prioritization and phasing of activities• Harmonization of regulations,

administrative and operational procedures• Synchronization of multi-national activities• Sustainable financing mechanisms

June 17, 2005Paulus Guitink

TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank

Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe: High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation

Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport Corridors

Thank you