The Eurasian Connection : Supply-Chain Efficiency along the Modern Silk Route through Central Asia

Central Asia is often associated with the silk route or road, the longest overland trade route connecting China to Europe and one of the oldest in history. Growth opportunities and the future prosperity of the region are highly dependent upon the e...

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Main Authors:	Rastogi, Cordula, Arvis, Jean-Francois
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:	AD VALOREM AGRICULTURE AIM AIR ALTERNATIVE ROUTES AUTOMOBILES AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR BACKBONE BILATERAL TRADE BLOCK TRAINS BONDED WAREHOUSES BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER MANAGEMENT BOTTLENECKS BOXES BRIDGE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUYERS CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY CAR CARGO CARRIAGE CARRIERS CARS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL VEHICLES COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER MARKETS CONTAINERS COPYRIGHT COST OF TRANSPORT CUSTOMS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CHARGES CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS CUSTOMS DUTIES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DANGEROUS GOODS DELIVERIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DRIVERS E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXPORTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FRAUD FREE TRADE FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT WAGONS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH OF TRADE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE HANDLING HARMONIZATION HEAVY TRUCKS HIGHWAY IMAGES INDUSTRY STANDARDS INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTEGRATION OF TRANSPORT SERVICES INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT JOINT VENTURE LAN LAND TRANSPORT LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEGACY SYSTEMS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LICENSE LICENSES LOGISTICS COMPANIES LOGISTICS COMPANY LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS PROVIDERS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS LONG-DISTANCE LONG-DISTANCE CONNECTIONS LONG-DISTANCE ROAD LONG-DISTANCE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING MARKET SEGMENTATION MATERIAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LOGISTICS NATURAL RESOURCES NICHE MARKETS PASSENGER VEHICLES PHOTO PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION DENSITY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION PROCESS PROTOCOL PROTOCOLS QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY OF TRANSPORT QUALITY OF TRANSPORTATION QUERIES RAIL RAIL CONNECTIONS RAIL CORRIDORS RAIL COSTS RAIL DEVELOPMENT RAIL FREIGHT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL LINK RAIL LINKS RAIL NETWORKS RAIL SERVICES RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS REGIONAL NETWORK REGIONAL RAIL NETWORK RELIABILITY RESULT RESULTS ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD LINKS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD SERVICES ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SEARCH SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SHIPMENTS SHIPPING SILOS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY NETWORK TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE TERMINAL FACILITIES TRACEABILITY TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICY TRADE SYSTEMS TRAFFIC TRANSIT TRANSIT INFORMATION TRANSIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS TRANSIT OPERATORS TRANSIT OPTIONS TRANSIT ROUTES TRANSIT SYSTEM TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSIT TRADE TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSLATION TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION DEMAND TRANSPORTATION POLICIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRANSPORTS TRUCKS USERS VALUATION VALUE ADDED WEALTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19705552/eurasian-connection-supply-chain-efficiency-along-modern-silk-route-through-central-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18779