various proxies, including indices based on expert judgment in some cases. This paper focuses on logistics friction and draws … on a data set recently compiled by the World Bank with specific quantitative metrics of logistics performance in terms of … time, cost, and variability in time. It finds that the new variables that relate directly to logistics performance have a …

In 2006 the World Bank wrote a report analyzing the situation of logistics in Argentina and identifying the main … restrictions on trade flows. That report, entitled 'Argentina: the challenge of lowering logistics costs in the face of growth in … foreign trade' was the first World Bank study designed to analyze the country's logistics performance. Based on the government …

The objective of this policy note is: (i) assessing the current situation of the transport and logistics sector in …: (1) a diagnosis of transport and logistics; (2) opportunities and strategic priorities for the future; and (3) a … suggested action plan. This policy note deals with transport and logistics and provides key input to the Djibouti New Growth …

logistics sector in Greece and to develop policy recommendations. The World Bank is carrying out the project at the request of … environment and trade logistics. The package has been facilitated by the Task Force for Greece (TFGR, an arm of the European … way: First, it provides an overview of the state of logistics in Greece, comparing the country to its peers and …