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Contents

 SWOT analysis : Advantage Uruguay

 Market overview

 Investments

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Contents

 SWOT analysis : Advantage Uruguay

 Market overview

 Investments

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Free Exchange market.

or the repatriation of capital
There are no limitations to profits transfers Weakness:
between foreign and domestic investments The population growth has been less than .
No distinction in terms of regulation 5% for over 40 years
security features. Low median average salary of $500/month
Stable political environment and good
Strengths :

Opportunities: SWOT
Demand is big: 3.4 million trips are made in
Montevideo daily 1994 to 2004
Average GDP growth of 6.5% from 2004 Passenger demand dropped to 1/3rd from
System productivity is relatively low, with to own cars
passenger-per-kilometer (ppk) index levels The rising tendency among people to move
averaging less than 2 Threats:

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Contents

 SWOT analysis : Advantage Uruguay

 Market overview

 Investments

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Market overview
• Transportation in Montevideo is provided by five operating companies.

• Of the five operators, CUTCSA and COMESA are corporations in which

approximately 50% of workers are shareholders, while COETC, UCOT, and
RAINCOOP are cooperatives.

• The current mass transit fare system consists of a flat fare of 13.50
pesos (US$0.69) and students and retirees travel on discounts of up to
70%

• The current pattern of transport is 46.1% travel by bus,

26.6% on foot, 17.3% by private car, and 3.3% by bicycle, but the of
private cars is increasing over the years.
Bicycle Others
3% 7%
Private carBus
17% 46%
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Contents

 SWOT analysis : Advantage Uruguay

 Market overview

 Investments

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Project plan
Obtain a controlling stake in a public transport company.

Invest to the tune of 100 million in the following activities :

• Restructure and streamline mass transit routes and services

• Introduce electronic ticketing systems

• Build and adapt priority infrastructure for mass transit (enhancing

corridors with exclusive and preferential bus lanes and terminal stations)

• Modernize the traffic light network

• A PPP(Public Private Partnership) with IMM (the municipality of

Montevideo) with a 80-20 division of capital and revenues

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Sources of funding

• Public authorities:
 General budget funded through taxation: on fuel, parking, vehicle ownership, toll
 Loans from banks, funding agencies;
 Grants from international funding agencies or bilateral aid.

•Direct beneficiaries:
 Public transport users by purchasing a ticket;

• Indirect beneficiaries:
 Companies benefit financially from the presence of a transport system (taxes on
payroll or by sharing daily transport costs).
 Local residents and traders see the value of their land, homes and business
assets increase with the arrival of a transport system.

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Investments results
• Increase in average commercial speed for mass transit services in the main
corridors.
• Increase in average passengers per kilometer for all mass transit routes
and services.
• Reduction in the number of traffic accidents in the main corridors.
• Reduction in pollutant emissions in the city.

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Thank You !

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