Proximity still matters in terms of transport and logistics costs.

Tremendous declines in computing, communication, and transport costs have democratized technology.

The rise in raw material prices was exacerbated by increased transport costs.

Trade times and costs are unnaturally high due to unintegrated and lengthy border procedures, high tariff rates, corruption, and underinvestment in transport infrastructure. These costs could be halved by better customs, border and transit management, improved transport corridors and more competitive transport services.

Return and transport assistance had been distributed to over 145,000 IDPs from an anticipated return caseload of 314,000.

High transit transport costs further deteriorate the market access of landlocked developing countries.

Of that number, 53 per cent indicate economic or transport reasons, as access is primarily by river and transport costs are high.

Europeans would benefit directly through improved Internet access, lower energy costs, and more efficient transport links.

Transport costs for sub regional trade are double that of other developing regions, and high energy costs contribute significantly to the prohibitive cost of doing business.

It was important to develop transport and communication infrastructure to reduce costs and facilitate exports from LDCs.

As a number of countries are on the cusp of making significant transport investments, careful consideration should be given to relative costs and benefits of different types of transport, including safety issues.

Since October 2000, cumulative costs incurred due to additional storage, demurrage and transport amounted to 10.6 million by February 2005.

The Almaty Programme of Action recognized that excessive transit transport costs posed a major barrier to access to foreign markets.

In introducing the item, the representative of the UNCTAD secretariat said that today, for most developing countries' exports, transport costs had a higher incidence on overall transaction costs than customs duties.

Meanwhile, rising oil prices have increased transport costs, leading analysts to wonder whether the outsourcing era is coming to an end.

On the micro side, too little public investment means poor infrastructure and high export costs. Brazil has none of neighboring Argentina s hefty export taxes, but its heavy transport costs have the same effect.

Roads and other transport infrastructure are Cabinet priorities to accelerate rural development, facilitate access to markets, reduce transport costs for citizens and for goods, and enable the Government to react in the case of emergencies.

But in modern industrial, urban, and market based societies, what may matter increasingly are transport costs, which means that geography can cause deep regional inequalities.

Landlocked developing countries incur significant additional transport costs for their exports and imports arising from inefficient transportation arrangements linked directly to their geographically disadvantaged status.

The inadequate road infrastructure increases the costs of production owing to delays in accessing and shipping products and the high maintenance cost of transport fleets.

We welcome the resumption of the work of the working groups on missing persons, energy, the return of displaced persons and transport and telecommunications.

This is unlikely to change in the near future, as liquefaction and transport costs will keep LNG prices high even if the US issues more export permits.

Countries that depend on transit trade, in particular landlocked developing countries, face a number of practical and institutional constraints, as well as significantly increased international transport costs.

Separation costs fall primarily in 2006, and are calculated over and above the anticipated return of UNDP contract holders to that organization.

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The linkages between efficient transport and development prospects were particularly crucial for countries with special needs. UNCTAD's activities in connection with the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action could be expected to contribute to reducing transit transport costs, improving the quality of transport services available to landlocked countries, and increasing the contribution of international trade to their development process.

Nor can one argue that trade growth has little to do with trade policy while lower transport costs have increased trade volumes, so has steady reduction of trade barriers.

Transport, logistics and distribution services are crucial for moving goods and services from one country to another, while business, telecommunications and financial services reduce transaction costs and support trade.

Humanitarian activities related to the return of IDPs have until now focused mainly on transport assistance and the distribution of return packages, while working groups on sexual violence and child protection have been set up in a number of places.

The costs would include one off expenses to migrants transport, obtaining visas and permits, and finding housing, schooling, and employment, as well as the emotional cost of separation from family.

Most villages still remained inaccessible because of mined roads and, as a result, farmers could not transport produce to markets and refugees could not return to their homes.

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As the General Assembly is aware, landlocked developing countries have lagged far behind and been marginalized in the world trading system because of their high transport costs, resulting from the lack of territorial access to the sea, remoteness from world markets, poor transport infrastructure, and burdensome border crossings.

A study by UNCTAD revealed that landlocked developing countries spent twice as much on transport costs as an average developing country, and three times as much as an average developed country.

In addition to the operational mechanisms supporting spontaneous movements, three additional activities are planned for facilitated returns registration, transport assistance and establishing a categorization system for areas of return.

Good quality transport service has been provided by the Transport Section.

One big challenge in the promotion of trade and transport facilitation is the fact that implementation costs are immediate, while benefits are potential and cannot be counted on in the longer term.

The third priority was international trade and trade facilitation, and the main reason for the small share of landlocked developing countries in total world exports and imports was excessive transit transport costs.

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