Belarus : Transport Sector Policy Note

The transport sector is an important economic sector in Belarus, contributing 6.7 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2008 and 6.6 percent in 2009. Belarus has been a net exporter of practically all modes of transport services. The country serves as a transit transport corridor between the European Union (EU) and Russia and potentially between the EU and Asia; thus, the strategic geographical location of Belarus places the country on two of the Pan-European corridors that the EU has committed to promote. In addition to a high geographical concentration of international trade, the trade patterns for specific commodity groups are also concentrated in Belarus. A relatively small number of industrial producers and main export companies dominate the market and generate a corresponding transport demand. The trade logistics environment in Belarus has been improving in many areas. The evolution of freight and passenger transport markets shows that freight traffic movements have grown in line with GDP. Belarus does have the equivalent of a National Transport Strategy and Action Plan. The program for ensuring efficient use of transit potential of the Republic of Belarus for 2006 - 2010, the draft program of the development of transit potential of the Republic of Belarus for 2011 - 2015, and the roads of Belarus program constitute the three key pillars of such a national transport strategy. In addition, the strategy for the development of transit potential of the Republic of Belarus for 2011 - 2015 and the concept of Belarus' transport system development until 2025 have recently been approved by the Government.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2010-12-14
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABLE FARES, AIR, AIR POLLUTANTS, AIR POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALTERNATIVE ROUTES, AVERAGE MOTORWAY DENSITY, AXLE LOAD, AXLE LOADS, BICYCLISTS, BORDER CROSSINGS, BOTTLENECK, BUSES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAR, CARGO, CARRIERS, CARS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONCRETE, CROSSING, DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT, DOMESTIC TRANSPORT, DRIVER BEHAVIOR, DRIVER EDUCATION, DRIVERS, EMISSION, EMISSION LEVEL, EMISSION STANDARDS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENGINE, ENGINES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EXCISE TAX, EXHAUST EMISSIONS, FATALITY, FATALITY RATE, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FIXED COSTS, FLEETS, FLOOR SPACE, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FREIGHT MARKET, FREIGHT RAILWAYS, FREIGHT SERVICES, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FREIGHT TRANSPORT VOLUMES, FUEL, FUEL TAXES, FUELS, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GREENHOUSE GAS, HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, HEAVY VEHICLES, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGHWAYS, INCOME, INJURIES, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, LAND TRANSPORT, LOAD CARRYING, LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY, LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL ROAD EXPENDITURES, LOCAL ROADS, MAIN ROAD, MAIN ROADS, MAIN TRANSPORT, MAIN TRANSPORT MODES, MAJOR HIGHWAYS, MARKING, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MODAL SHARE, MODAL SPLIT, MODES OF TRANSPORT, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE USE, MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORWAY NETWORK, MOTORWAYS, NATIONAL ROADS, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, PASSENGER COACHES, PASSENGER RAIL, PASSENGER SERVICES, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES, PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES, PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, POPULATION DENSITY, PRIVATE CAR OWNERSHIP, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE VEHICLES, PUBLIC ROAD, PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK, PUBLIC ROADS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT PASSENGER, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT, QUALITY OF TRANSPORTATION, RADIO, RAIL, RAIL FREIGHT, RAIL NETWORKS, RAIL TRANSIT, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILROAD, RAILWAY, RAILWAY LINES, RAILWAY NETWORK, RAILWAY NETWORKS, RAILWAY SECTOR, RAILWAY SYSTEM, RAILWAY TRAFFIC, RAILWAY TRANSPORT, RAILWAYS, RECONSTRUCTION, REGIONAL ROADS, RIDING QUALITY, RING ROAD, ROAD, ROAD ACCIDENTS, ROAD CAPACITY, ROAD CLASSIFICATION, ROAD DETERIORATION, ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ROAD EXPENDITURES, ROAD FUND, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD INVESTMENT, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD REPAIR, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD STANDARDS, ROAD TOLLS, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROAD USER COSTS, ROAD USER TAXES, ROAD USERS, ROAD WORKS, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUGHNESS, ROUTE, ROUTES, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SPEED, STRUCTURES, TAX, TAXES ON ROAD USERS, TELEVISION, TIRES, TOLL, TOLL REVENUES, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC COUNTS, TRAFFIC DATA, TRAFFIC DEATHS, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC DENSITY, TRAFFIC FATALITIES, TRAFFIC INTENSITY, TRAFFIC LEVELS, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRAILERS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT CORRIDORS, TRANSIT ROUTES, TRANSIT SERVICES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT CAPACITY, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT DEMAND, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT MARKETS, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT NETWORKS, TRANSPORT OPERATIONS, TRANSPORT ORGANIZATIONS, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT STATISTICS, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORT VOLUME, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COST, TRANSPORTATION DEMAND, TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS, TRANSPORTATION MARKET, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TRANSPORTS, TRAVEL DEMAND, TRUCKING, TRUCKS, TYPE OF TRANSPORT, UNDERPINNING, VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLEET, VEHICLE OWNERSHIP,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13720575/belarus-transport-sector-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19462
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