Abstract:
This study was established to investigate the determinants of transit trade facilitation in the Ethiopian Economic Corridor in the case of Mojo Dry Port, Ethiopia. A systematic sampling procedure was used to take a sample of 126 from both management and non-management staff. For the study, both primary and secondary were conducted. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaires, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions. The collected data was analyzed using both descriptive and logistic regression, and probity models were parallels employed. The descriptive analysis was conducted to discuss the major factors in economic corridors of the dry port of Mojo using frequencies, percentages, and means, and standard deviation, maximum, and minimum values. The logistic regression result reveals that out of the main factors identified The major factors in this study were considered as Staff Capacity in Transit Trade, Time and Cost Effectiveness in Transit Trade Facilitation, Special Incentives and Promotion for Investors, Effectiveness of Custom Control System and Adoption Technology to Transit Trade System, Infrastructure Development for Transit Trade Facilitation, Demands of Service, Cost of Service, Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems, and Private Investment. The study found a significant relationship between staff capacity in transit trade, cost effectiveness in transit trade, adoption of technology in transit trade systems, and infrastructure development in relation to transit trade facilitation, of which the majority of variables were statistically and positively influenced facilitation for transit trades at Mojo Dry Port. Finally, the study is subjective to better policy implications. In dry port, the adoption of technology to service can accelerate the transit of goods at port, especially as it is such a substantial role of innovation, and the digital economy is of vital importance in bringing inclusive growth to Ethiopia and reducing the duration of goods at port, unlocking the growth opportunities in the country. It is proper to aggressively invest in infrastructure that concerns the public and private sectors on fixed, immovable assets that support long-term can assure the performance of economic corridors, which have significant multiplier effect on economic growth of the country. As in every sector of the economy, cost efficiency is about spending less money investors make, and a stable cost of pricing at dry port pricing can achieve stable and predictable revenue
