This paper examines financing mechanisms to support infrastructure development and connectivity in Northeast Asiaâ … intergovernmental cooperation for cross-border infrastructure investment is not as strong as in other subregional cooperation programs … various previously published estimates, this paper finds that the total infrastructure investment needs for the subregion …

This paper examines financing mechanisms to support infrastructure development and connectivity in Northeast Asiaâ … intergovernmental cooperation for cross-border infrastructure investment is not as strong as in other subregional cooperation programs … various previously published estimates, this paper finds that the total infrastructure investment needs for the subregion …

Capitalizing on recent estimates of infrastructure financing requirements in Asia, this paper frames a scenario for … infrastructure development in the region and estimates the external effects of infrastructure investment. It also assesses … quantitatively the economy-wide welfare effects of developing regional infrastructure in Asia, using a global computable general …

Asia faces very large infrastructure funding demands, estimated at around US$750 billion per year for energy, transport …, and rapid accumulations of funds that could be utilized for meeting these infrastructure investment needs, but Asian … markets have failed to use available resources to channel funding into highly needed infrastructure projects. This paper …

This study attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi …-region general equilibrium model, supplemented with household survey data for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Infrastructure … investment is an important step in economic development, with improvements in transportation infrastructure boosting economic …

growth of the low value added industries, such as garments, the developing countries should develop basic infrastructure and …

non-trade barriers, in terms of both “soft†and “hard†infrastructure, and highlights ongoing initiatives designed …

growth of the low value added industries, such as garments, the developing countries should develop basic infrastructure and …

This study examines a range of crossborder infrastructure development issues related to the Asian countries. Despite … active pursuit of private investment in infrastructure by most developing countries in Asia and a growing number of success … stories, the pace of such investment remains slow. Participation by the private sector in infrastructure development has been …

assistance programs were mainly allocated in the form of loans for economic infrastructure projects. This orientation attests … location choice even though other profit-maximising factors such as agglomeration effects or the quality of infrastructure had … importance of a complementary process in which foreign aid is directed towards the development of infrastructure, acting as a pre …