This report is an update of the Moldova Transport Sector Review, issued by the Bank in November 1995. It was prompted by the request of the Government in 2001 for a Road Project supported by the Bank, as a priority in Government’s development agenda, which accounts for the paper to emphasizes the road sub-sector. The update was prepared by Peter Ludwig, consultant for the Infrastructure and Energy Department (ECSIE) of the Europe and Central Asia Region based on the findings of a mission to Moldova in May 2002, and reviewed by Eva Molnar, ECSIE Transport Sector Manager, and Anca Dumitrescu, ECSIE Transport Specialist.
The report relies heavily on official sources of information and interviews with Government Ministries and Agencies. Their kind assistance is gratefully acknowledged. It also uses data and information from two important studies: Moldovan Railways Restructuring (NEI Consortium - March 2002), financed under TACIS by the European Union, and Moldova Road Needs Study (Roughton International and Partners - January 1997), financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
This study includes:
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An overall update on the progress of reforms in the transport sector with regard to policy, regulatory, institutional and organizational changes in sector management, the level of competition, privatization of transport service provisions, the efficiency improvements or existing shortcomings of the public entities and State Owned Enterprises (SOEs);
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A brief review of the Moldova National Transport Strategy and the Transport Investment Program;
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A detailed analysis of the road sector, with special atte ntion to (i) national roads; (ii) the existing road financing schemes; (iii) road management: role and organization of the State Road Administration; (iv) construction industry and needs for reform; and (v) road safety management.
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This report is available in pdf format in English (143kb).
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