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Facilitating high-speed rail knowledge transfer between Japan and India

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High-speed rail training programs can be improved by understanding the differences in education and training styles between countries.

Climate change, Energy, Environment, Transport

Can electric vehicles lead the way to a sustainable future?

Can electric vehicles lead the way to a sustainable future
Electric vehicles have increased through rapid efforts by governments to encourage environmentally friendly vehicles in the transportation sector.

Governance and public sector management, Private sector development, Transport

Asian lessons for reviving infrastructure investment as a driver of resilient development

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In the post-pandemic era, the need for a timely rebound in infrastructure development is more urgent than ever.

Industry and trade, Transport

Rail routes offer boost to India–Bangladesh cross-border trade

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The limited operation of land ports during the pandemic has increased demand for the transport of goods through railways.

Energy, Environment, Governance and public sector management, Transport

The next steps for meeting nationally determined contributions after COP26

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Reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) must be achieved in the coming decades to avoid catastrophic global temperature rises. Limiting global warming to within 1.5°C will require rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented changes in all sectors. GHG emissions in Asia and the Pacific now account for over 50% of the world’s total.

Economics, Infrastructure, Social development and protection, Transport

Balancing the Spillover Effects of High-Speed Rail Infrastructure Investment in Asia

Balancing the Spillover Effects of High-Speed Rail Infrastructure Investment in Asia
Comprehensive infrastructure projects have proven to be efficient in reducing poverty, community burdens, and production costs and raising competitiveness within and between regions. However, investment in specific forms of infrastructure can help balance the trade-offs between huge infrastructure demand and scarce financial resources, especially in developing countries.

Blog, Economics, Industry and trade, Transport

Infrastructure investment key to unlocking emerging Asia-Europe trade corridor

Infrastructure investment key to unlocking greater connectivity in Central Asia
Spanning from the People’s Republic of China through Central Asian countries along the Caspian Sea to Europe, the Trans-Caspian Corridor is an increasingly important channel for transportation and cross-border trade. Considerable financing gaps and other challenges must be addressed to meet its rapidly expanding infrastructure needs.

Blog, Economics, Industry and trade, Private sector development, Transport

Infrastructure investment to spur firm performance in Central Asia

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Effective infrastructure projects not only construct infrastructure, such as roads, railways, water supply, and electricity, but can boost economic growth in the surrounding region through “spillover effects” (Yoshino, Azhgaliyeva, and Mishra 2021). The infrastructure benefits firms by lowering costs and improving connectivity and the ease of doing business, leading to greater sales and exports.

Economics, Transport, Urban development

Measuring the economic and social impacts of high-speed rail

Measuring the economic and social impacts of high-speed rail
The scale of investments in high-speed rail (HSR) raises questions about the most appropriate methods of appraisal. Increasingly the reliance on conventional cost–benefit analysis, based essentially on the direct benefits to users and the direct costs to operators, has been questioned.

Governance and public sector management, Transport

Thinking beyond the suitability of high-speed railway in India

Thinking beyond the suitability of high-speed railway in India
In India, the project to build the country’s first 500-kilometer high-speed railway (HSR) from Mumbai to Ahmedabad is underway. For comparison, all top 10 economies in the world except the United States have constructed several HSR lines in the past 30 years. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) alone has built nearly 28,000 kilometers of HSR in the past 20 years. Nevertheless, opinion makers in India are expressing contradicting views, questioning whether it is suitable for the country to develop expensive infrastructure such as HSR.