developing countries because the initial infrastructure was very poor. In addition, emerging economies, such as China, Russia … total infrastructure investment demands in Asia come from China. The infrastructure needs in East and Southeast Asia, where …There are growing infrastructure needs in the APEC region as their economies have expanded. However, both developing …

Well-developed infrastructure systems and services are vital means of enhancing the connectivity of Asia …-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies. In essence, efforts by APEC to enhance connectivity through infrastructure should … cooperation on its own. To contribute to APEC efforts and at the same time help meet the infrastructure development needs of the …

. Infrastructure provision is seen as a particularly important instrument for helping in regional development where government can play … a significant role due to the public goods nature of infrastructure facilities. Literature confirms the positive … association between infrastructure and growth. However, it is not necessary that economic growth attributable to infrastructure …

The relation between infrastructure and economic growth has been largely investigated in the literature, but the … empirical evidence found has proven to be controversial. This paper aims to empirically analyze the impact of infrastructure … stocks on economic growth. In spite of there being theoretical justification for taking infrastructure into account in …

Core infrastructure, which covers transportation, information and communication (ICT), energy, water and sanitation … systems, plays a significant role in economic growth. The development of core infrastructure - one of the European Union (EU … addressing the identified issues is needed to assess the impact of infrastructure on economic growth and convergence …

Analysis of infrastructure's role in facilitating international trade and consequently regional economic integration is … of the implementation of trade-related infrastructure facilities and their impacts on poverty, trade, investment and …Infrastructure and trade in Asia : an overview / Douglas H. Brooks and Jayant Menon -- A framework for considering …