The Transportation industry is essential to personal mobility and a prerequisite for achieving socio-economic progress. The industry is a key component of global production and supply chains, and a primary facilitator of international trade in goods and services. Emerging technologies and stricter environmental regulation are reshaping traditional transportation modes and driving investment in more efficient and sustainable transportation solutions.
Activities associated with the Transportation industry are transportation of passengers and cargo by road, rail, air and water, and the related support activities. Urban mobility, scenic and sightseeing transportation, courier and postal services, and pipeline transportation of oil and gas are also included in this industry.
The Russian transportation sector generates about 6% of the country’s GDP but its indirect contribution is much larger, as economic opportunities are increasingly related to the mobility of people and freight, including information ...
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Russia’s transportation sector generates over 6% of the country’s GDP and provides employment to 10% of the workforce. Russia is a net exporting country in terms of transport services, as exports exceeded imports by USD 5.4bn in 2017. ...
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The strategic location of Poland at the heart of Europe creates vast opportunities for development of the transportation sector. In 2017 the sector accounted for 6% of the country’s GDP, generating 6.5% of all employment in Poland. Moreover, ...
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The transportation and storage sector is one of the most important service sectors in the Czech economy. Its gross value added (GVA) amounted to CZK 258bn in 2017 and its share of the total GVA was 5.7%. The sector’s share of the services GVA ...
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Despite the country’s vast territory, favourable geographic position and wide range of potential tourist attractions, Russia’s tourism and leisure sector remains underdeveloped. The direct contribution of travel and tourism to ...
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With a population of nearly 147mn people, Russia ranks the ninth most populous country and the largest by territory in the world. That alongside Russia’s favourable geographic position and the wealth of natural resources predetermine ...
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Hungary is located at the crossroads of four major road, railway and inland waterway corridors that link Eastern, Western and Southern Europe. The country’s transportation sector accounts for around 5.1% of its GDP and close to 7% of total ...
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The transportation and storage sector is one of the important service sectors in the Czech Republic. The sector’s gross value added (GVA) reached CZK 242bn in 2016, accounting for 5.6% of total GVA and 9.3% of GVA from services. The ...
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The transport services sector generated 25.7% of the total market value of all services in 2015, thus playing a significant role for the Romanian economy. The sector is also a major employer accounting for 5.5% of total employment. Road transport, ...
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The strategic location of Poland as a bridge between East and West, North and South naturally translates into a highly developed transportation services sector. Substantial public investments in infrastructure, as well as significant private foreign ...
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