Senegal's Infrastructure [electronic resource] : A Continental Perspective / Torres, Clemencia

By: Torres, ClemenciaContributor(s): Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M | Dominguez, Carolina | Torres, ClemenciaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2011Description: 1 online resource (57 p.)Subject(s): E-Business | Electricity infrastructure | Information and communication technology | Infrastructure Economics | Infrastructure Economics and Finance | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth | Middle-income countries | Per capita growth performance | Public Sector Economics | Roads & Highways | Transport Economics Policy & Planning | Water and sanitation networkAdditional physical formats: Torres, Clemencia.: Senegal's Infrastructure.Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: Infrastructure contributed 1 percentage point to Senegal's improved per capita growth performance between 2000 and 2005, placing it in the middle of the distribution among West African countries. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries (MICs) could boost annual growth by about 2.7 percentage points. Senegal has made significant progress in some areas of its infrastructure, including the transport, electricity, water, and information-and-communication-technology (ICT) sectors. But looking ahead, the country faces important infrastructure challenges, including improving road conditions, boosting air and rail traffic, updating electricity infrastructure, and boosting the pace of expansion of the water-and-sanitation network. Senegal currently spends around
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Infrastructure contributed 1 percentage point to Senegal's improved per capita growth performance between 2000 and 2005, placing it in the middle of the distribution among West African countries. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries (MICs) could boost annual growth by about 2.7 percentage points. Senegal has made significant progress in some areas of its infrastructure, including the transport, electricity, water, and information-and-communication-technology (ICT) sectors. But looking ahead, the country faces important infrastructure challenges, including improving road conditions, boosting air and rail traffic, updating electricity infrastructure, and boosting the pace of expansion of the water-and-sanitation network. Senegal currently spends around 11 million per year on infrastructure, with 12 million lost annually to inefficiencies. Comparing spending needs with existing spending and potential efficiency gains leaves an annual funding gap of 78 million per year. Senegal has the potential close this gap by bringing in more private-sector investment.

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