The Central African Republic's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made a modest net contribution of less than one percentage point to the improved per capita growth performance of the Central African Republic (CAR), despite high expenses in the road sector. Raising the country...

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Main Authors:	Domínguez-Torres, Carolina, Foster, Vivien
Format:	Report
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY ACCESSIBILITY ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AIR AIR FARES AIR FLEET AIR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS ARTERY AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANDWIDTH BERTH PRODUCTIVITY BILL COLLECTION CABLE CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR CAR ACCESS CAR FUEL CARGO CARRIERS CLEAN WATER COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONNECTION CHARGE CONNECTION COSTS CONSUMER SURPLUS CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY CONTAINER TERMINAL COPYRIGHT COST OF TRANSPORT COST RECOVERY CUBIC METER CUBIC METER OF WATER CUBIC METERS DIESEL DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT RATE DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER E-MAIL ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRIFICATION ENERGY RESOURCES EXCESS CAPACITY EXCESS SUPPLY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FLEETS FREIGHT FUEL FUEL OIL FUEL PRICES GASOLINE GASOLINE PRICES GENERATION GENERATION ASSETS GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION COSTS GENERATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLDS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PLANT INEFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INLAND TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT TARGETS KILOWATT-HOUR LICENSES LIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY LOCAL PARTNERS LOWER PRICES MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS MARGINAL COSTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONCENTRATION MATERIAL MODE OF TRANSPORT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRANSPORT NEIGHBORHOODS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS O&AMP;M OIL PIPELINE OIL PRICES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PASSENGERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH PORT AUTHORITY POWER POWER AVAILABILITY POWER CRISIS POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS POWER PRICES POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER SHORTAGES PRICE OF DIESEL PRICE OF FUEL PRICE OF OIL PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC ROADS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES QUALITY OF ENERGY QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER QUERIES RAIL RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAYS RAW WATER REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS RETAIL PRICES REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD USER ROAD USER CHARGES ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RUNWAYS SAFE WATER SAFETY SAND SANITATION SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SEAT CAPACITY SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE NETWORK SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SOURCE OF ENERGY SURFACE TRANSPORT SURFACE WATER TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE THERMAL POWER TOWN TOWNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSIT TRANSMISSION CAPACITY TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT PLAN TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTS TRAVEL TIMES TRUCKS TURBINES URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS VEHICLE VEHICLE MILEAGE VEHICLES VIP LATRINES VOLUME OF TRAFFIC WALKING WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER RESOURCES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER USE WATER UTILITIES WELLS
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27262

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Summary:	Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made a modest net contribution of less than one percentage point to the improved per capita growth performance of the Central African Republic (CAR), despite high expenses in the road sector. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could boost annual growth by about 3.5 percentage points. Assuming that the inefficiencies are fully captured, comparing spending needs against existing spending and potential efficiency gains leaves an annual funding gap of $183 million per year. By far the largest gap exists in transport. The CAR has the potential to close this gap by raising additional public funding for infrastructure from increased fiscal receipts of various kinds. Furthermore, the CAR has not captured as much private finance for infrastructure (measured as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, or GDP) as many of its neighbors. This scope for improvement, coupled with the prospect of an economic rebound and prudent policies, could lift the country from it fragile state back to and beyond the prosperity standards it once enjoyed.

The Central African Republic's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

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