The purpose of this document is to provide ECE Governments with a brief survey of the major transport trends and some provisional transport indicators in the ECE region in 1998 together with a summary monitoring of regulatory and infrastructure developments, particularly in Central and Eastern European countries, and indications of best practices in governmental activity related to transport. It has been prepared by the secretariat on the basis of the contributions of the following countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Contributions from the European Commission (EC) and the International Financial Institutions have also been taken into account, as well as traffic data provided by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Railways Union (UIC). The document consists of a main text and two annexes. Annex 1 provides Country Notes highlighting key developments in transport in countries which provided such information and in the EC. Annex 2 contains a summary of the transport financing activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank (IBRD). (A) Sixty-first session, 8-11 February 1999, agenda item 5
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