The World Economic Forum, in Abuja yesterday released a new report on regional infrastructure development in Africa.

The report titled Managing Transnational Infrastructure Programmes in Africa – Challenges and Best Practice was  released  in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group,  serves as a guide for policy-makers, sponsors and managers to help facilitate the delivery of transnational infrastructure programmes on schedule, at cost and at a high quality.

According to the report, such programmes can make a huge contribution to social and economic welfare by boosting intra-regional trade, connecting landlocked countries to world markets, and improving access to and security of electricity supply by linking large power plants with neighbouring countries.