connectivity as well as infrastructure financing needs in Asia. It also examines the nature and characteristics of existing and new … trade-driven growth through increased intraregional infrastructure connectivity and regional economic integration. In 1992 … finance greater physical connectivity, at the pan-Asian, sub-regional and national levels, Asia will require a strong and …

The loans of the IMF, World Bank, and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) are excluded from debt restructuring …

This paper quantitatively assesses the macroeconomic effects of the recently agreed U.S. bipartisan infrastructure … types of infrastructure spending and linkages between the final and intermediate goods sectors. We find that infrastructure … multipliers above unity if infrastructure spending and rising public debt are financed by consumption, dividend and labour income …

faced and their business environment. The business environment includes physical infrastructure, the availability of an …

Despite remarkable growth during the last decade, Asia and the Pacific still faces extensive basic infrastructure needs … region needs to enhance its connectivity through developing transport infrastructure at the national and regional level to … infrastructure will have profound implications on environment and climate change at the national, regional and global levels as well …

firm-specific bilateral connections. We find that institutions that enhance investor protection and reduce corruption …