Public Disclosure Authorized Performance of Transport Corridors in Central and South Asia Measurements 2008-2009 Public Disclosure Authorized Transport Unit, Sustainable Development Department Europe and Central Asia Region DRAFT, May 2011 Public Disclosure Authorized Document of the World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Vice President, Europe and Central Asia: Phillipe H. Le Houerou Country Director, ECCU8: Motoo Konishi Sector Manager, Transport ECSSD: Henry Kerali Task Team, ECSSD: Cordula Rastogi Nargis Ryskulova ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank BCP Border Crossing Point BEEPS Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey BOMCA Border Management Programme in Central Asia CAREC Central Asia Region Economic Cooperation CIS Commonwealth of Independent States ECA Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region ETI Enabling Trade Index EU European Union GTZ Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit IP Investment Projects ISAF International Security Assistance Force LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas LPI Logistics Performance Index MNA Middle East and Northern Africa Region MS Bar Molten Soft Bar NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NSW National Single Window OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ROW Rest of World RTC Road Transport Corridor TA Technical Assistance TIR Transports Internationaux Routiers TTFCA Trade and Transport Facilitation Central Asia UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development USAID United States Agency for International Development WCO World Custom Organization WDR World Development Report WTI World Trade Indicators CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ I Capturing Economic Benefits of Transport Facilitation ......................................................................................... i Key Findings ......................................................................................................................................................... ii General Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................ iii Key Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................ iv I. TRADE AND TRANSIT CORRIDOR OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................... 1 Measuring the Transport Corridors Performance ................................................................................................ 3 II. KEY TRADE PATTERNS AND CHALLENGES ACROSS THE REGION ......................................................................... 4 Trade Patterns ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Transport and Logistics Performance ................................................................................................................... 6 Logistics Performance Index ................................................................................................................................. 7 The Road Transport Sector ................................................................................................................................. 10 Trade Facilitation and Logistics .......................................................................................................................... 11 III. SURVEY METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................. 13 Selection of Road Transport Corridors and Border Crossing Points ................................................................... 13 Border Crossing Performance Measurements .................................................................................................... 14 Data Collection Challenges ................................................................................................................................. 14 IV. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS....................................................................................................................... 15 A. Border Crossing Performance ................................................................................................................... 15 Country Specific Findings .................................................................................................................................... 15 Kazakhstan ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Kyrgyz Republic ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 Tajikistan ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Afghanistan ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Pakistan ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17 B. Performance of Transport Corridors ......................................................................................................... 18 ANNEX A: SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTS ..................................................................................... 20 ANNEX B: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ............................................................................................................... 24 Performance of BCPs in Kazakhstan ................................................................................................................... 24 Kordai BCP (Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan) .............................................................................................................................. 25 Syrym BCP (Kazakhstan/Russia) ...................................................................................................................................... 26 B. Konysbaev (Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan) .......................................................................................................................... 26 Korgas BCP (Kazakhstan/China) ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Performance of BCPs in Kyrgyzstan .................................................................................................................... 28 Ak-Jol (Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan) ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Dostuk BCP (Kyrgyzstan/ Uzbekistan) ............................................................................................................................. 29 Kyzyl-Bel BCP (Kyrgyzstan/ Tajikistan)............................................................................................................................. 30 Performance of BCPs in Tajikistan ...................................................................................................................... 30 Guliston BCP (Tajikistan/ Kyrgyz Republic) ...................................................................................................................... 31 Bratstvo BCP (Tajikistan/ Uzbekistan) ............................................................................................................................. 31 Fotehobod BCP (Tajikistan/ Uzbekistan) ......................................................................................................................... 32 Nijnii Pyandj BCP (Tajikistan/ Afghanistan) ..................................................................................................................... 32 Performance of BCPs in Afghanistan .................................................................................................................. 33 Sherkhan Bandar BCP (Afghanistan/ Tajikistan).............................................................................................................. 33 Hairatan BCP (Afghanistan/ Uzbekistan) ......................................................................................................................... 33 Performance of BCP in Pakistan ......................................................................................................................... 33 Torkham (Pakistan/Afghanistan) .................................................................................................................................... 34 ANNEX C: OBSERVATIONS OF ROAD TRANSPORT CORRIDORS ............................................................................. 35 Syrym –Kyzyl Orda – B. Konysbaev ..................................................................................................................... 35 Korgas - Kordai– B. Konysbaev ........................................................................................................................... 35 Kordai–Astana- Kairak ......................................................................................................................................