Case study of Nigeria:

How to improve transport infrastructure

Geneva, "How to utilise FDI to improve transport infrastructure - ports: Lessons from Nigeria" the ninth instalment of UNCTAD's Investment Advisory Series B, will be released in Geneva and New York.

The study draws on the experiences of Nigeria, which has carried out broadbased port reforms over the past decade. A rising number of developing countries has reformed governance models and have introduced private investment and management for formerly State-dominated ports.

Foreign direct investment in port infrastructure is an attractive policy option for many developing countries, although it poses some challenges that should not be underestimated, the report said.

They include establishing the meworks, restructuring port entities, managing bidding processes, negotiating with international terminal operators, and providing fair and effective regulations.

The Nigerian case study provides policymakers with useful examples of the successes that can be achieved and the problems that can be encountered.

Series B focuses on case studies of good practices in policy and strategic matters related to foreign investment and development. The series is intended to help policy makers and complements the A series, which deals with issues related to investment promotion and facilitation and the work of investment promotion agencies and similar institutions.