Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an Online Portal for Trading in Freight Services (e-freightex) in East Africa

[vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Lake Kivu Transport" implementor="TMA in coordination with Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA)" target_group="Cross-Border Traders" project_value="$ 14,284,000" implementation_period="2018 - 2022" download_btn_text="Download Project PDF" download_btn_link="#url"]As part of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 and EDPRS 2, the GoR intends to implement an inland waterways cargo system on Lake Kivu. The TMA commissioned a feasibility study for the programme in 2017 which assessed the project as being both economically and financially viable. Water transport in Rwanda is currently unexploited and TMA support will help the Government to attract investment into this mode of transport which has been found to be both cheaper and safer than road transport. TMA will support the Government of Rwanda to construct basic harbour facilities in two port towns of Rubavu and Rusizi and attract private sector investors to operate ferry services on the lake while the Government of Rwanda will secure funds internally to fund the development of Karongi and Nkora ports. The choice of these locations is based on TMA commissioned a feasibility study of 2017 which includes a comprehensive traffic survey and analysis of project benefits where transport benefits are expected to reach and $ 20.4 million as annual savings and 17.7 as a result of avoided fatalities. Increased lake connectivity will increase economic gains from Cross Border Trade by offering better opportunities for traders to select the crossings where they get better prices. Key commodities traded include cement which moves from the will move from South to North, while potatoes and dairy products will move from...

Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an Online Portal for Trading in Freight Services (e-freightex) in East Africa

[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider slidertitle="Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP)" alias="advocacy-and-monitoring-of-ntbs-banner-1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP)" implementor="Revenue Authorities, Partner Government Agencies & IOTA" target_group="Exporters, Clearing and Forwarding agencies, Government agencies involved in export, Importers in the destination market, transporters" project_value="Est. $4,000,000" implementation_period="2019 – 2020" download_btn_text=" Visit TLIP Website" download_btn_link="https://www.tlip.io"] International trade is essentially an information-intensive exercise which requires the generation, transmission and storage of this information as a critical success factor for trade. One of the major challenges affecting international trade flows is the exchange of information between trade actors across borders. The lack of an integrated framework for information exchange across borders makes visibility of goods and services on transit practically impossible and hence no individual actor in the trade supply chain can account for what is being traded on with precise accuracy. The information that is exchanged across borders to support the trade supply chain is mainly through third parties, using manual documents that are susceptible to fraud, and many a times, not synchronized with the movement of the respective goods and services. The existing cross border trade information exchange framework is costly, inefficient, and inaccurate and lacks transparency. How the documents are generated and transmitted to/from destination/source markets has created doubts as there have been incidences of fraud and/or loss of documents. The resulting delays in the process has an impact on the durability (since most exports from EAC are agricultural goods) and competitiveness of these goods. What: The Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP) aims to address this challenge by...

[vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Lake Kivu Harbour Transport Project" implementor="TradeMark Africa (TMA), in coordination with Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA)" target_group="Cross-Border Traders" project_value="US$ 14,284,000 " implementation_period="2018 - 2023" download_btn_text="Download Project PDF" download_btn_link="https://www.trademarkafrica.com/download/58900/"]As part of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 and EDPRS 2, the Government of Rwanda intends to implement an inland waterways cargo and passenger transport system on Lake Kivu. TMA commissioned a feasibility study for the programme in 2017 which assessed the project as being both economically and financially viable. Water transport in Rwanda is currently unexploited and TMA support will help the Government to attract investment into this mode of transport which has been found to be both cheaper and safer than road transport. TMA is supporting the Government of Rwanda (GoR) to construct harbour facilities in four districts, Rubavu, Rusizi, Karongi and Rutsiro (Nkora) and attract private sector investors to operate the ports and ferry services on the lake. The choice of these locations is based on TMA commissioned feasibility study of 2017 which includes a comprehensive traffic survey and analysis of project benefits where transport benefits are expected to reach and $ 20.4 million as annual savings and $ 17.7 million as a result of avoided fatalities. Increased lake connectivity will increase economic gains from Cross Border Trade by offering better opportunities for traders to select the crossings where they get better prices. Key commodities traded include cement which moves from the will move from South to North, while potatoes and dairy products will move from North to South. Cross...

Exporting Rwanda to the EAC; Reducing Rwanda's Trade deficit

This book brings together a collection of papers that look at the nature and impact of barriers to trade within Africa. The varied contributions draw attention to a wide range of constraints, distortions and abuses, and unveil the complexity of the reform agenda that is necessary to address them. The chapters have been written in a non-technical language, with the explicit intention of promoting dialogue about integration amongst policy makers, regulators, entrepreneurs, consumers, academia, and the broad international development community. Behind each chapter lie more detailed technical reports that are available on the trade website of the World Bank’s Africa Region.