Pacific economies are confronted with several structural constraints that limit their economic growth, most importantly their small size and remoteness from major world markets. In this paper we study the importance of transport connectivity for Pacific economies when participating in the world...

The significance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for Europe is increasing. The diplomatic initiative "16+1," comprising 11 Central and East European EU member states and five Western Balkan economies, expanded to a "17+1" format in April 2019, when...