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Niels Rasmussen, Director of Transport, USAID West Africa Trade Hub Abidjan, May 9 2012
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The Trade Hubs work in Transport: Road Governance & Transport costs
13 12
12,712
T2-09
T3-09
T4-09
T1-10
T2-10
T3-10
T4-10
T1-11
T2-11
T3-11
T4-11
Cte dIvoire
Evolution of indicators per trip - Cote d'Ivoire
93,285 83,110 91,379
Bribes (CFA)
58,099 57,178
32 27 234
Number of controls
282
38 319 13 100 18
Delays (min)
T2-10 T3-10 T4-10 T1-11 T2-11
T1-10
T3-11
T4-11
Imports (21 tonnes) Lom port Trucking LomOuagadougou Ouagarinter Total Total average cost & time per truckload
Of Total T&L which Standard costs informal Costs 20 39 44 57 23 100% USD 5,155 20 41 100% USD 348 43 13 100% 8.4 days
Bribes at road barriers represent only 14% of informal payments Most barriers to trade are perfectly legal !
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Advantages of containerization:
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Create a single market within ECOWAS Eliminate corruption and fixed road barriers Implement ECOWAS and UEMOA axle load regulations Promote the use of containers Abolish customs convoys and escorts Give preferential treatment to Approved Economic Operators
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Possible savings
If inefficient procedures and other barriers to transport and trade were eliminated on the Lom-Ouaga corridor the following gains could be: Imports Reduction in the cost of transport: USD 111/tonne (41%) Savings of up to USD 71 millions/year Exports Reduction in the cost of transport : USD 64/tonne (46%) Savings of up to USD 10 millions/year