"A joint study of the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank Institute"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
1. Introduction and overview. Rationale for greater economic integration and cooperation -- Analytical approach -- Cross-border transport infrastructure -- Energy infrastructure and trading -- Financing infrastructure -- Trade facilitation -- National and regional policy reforms -- Institutional risks to connectivity -- Impacts of improved connectivity. 2. Current state of cross-regional economic ties. Trade links -- Supply chains and small and medium-sized enterprises -- Foreign direct investment -- Financial flows. 3. Cross-border transport infrastructure. Scope of study and concepts -- Highways -- Railroads -- Seaports -- Summary of priority projects -- Benefits -- Obstacles and constraints. 4. Energy infrastructure and trading. Rationale for energy trading and scope of study -- Current situation of energy demand, supply, and trading -- Identification of energy trading projects and costs -- Model projections. 5. Infrastructure finance and financial sector development. Rationale for greater financial integration -- Financial sector and market assessment -- Investment finance funding methods: Assessment of options -- Regulatory and institutional constraints -- Infrastructure financing framework: Policy proposals to ease constraints -- Financing solutions for regional projects. 6. Trade facilitation. Scope of trade facilitation -- Overview of trade facilitation -- Issues and bottlenecks -- Regional initiatives to address issues. 7. National and regional policy reforms. Trade barriers -- Free trade agreements -- Exchange rate regimes. 8. Risks to connectivity and institutional arrangement. Reasons for regional coordination -- Regional institutions for connectivity -- Factors affecting success of cooperation initiatives -- The way forward. 9. Assessing impacts of regional integration. Tools for assessing economic effects of regional integration -- Estimating the effects of regional integration via a CGE Model -- Qualitative issues.
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