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Connecting South Asia to Southeast Asia: Cross-Border Infrastructure Investments

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  • Gautrin, Jean-Francois

    (Asian Development Bank Institute)

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Most of the trade between South Asia and Southeast Asia is by sea. However, with improved infrastructure and easier border crossing procedures, land traffic could grow to boost trade in goods, services, and tourism between the subregions. The purpose of the study is to analyze how to strengthen connectivity between the two subregions. Specifically, it is concerned with the role of cross-border transport infrastructure investments to improve connectivity. The author reviews all possible road and rail land corridors that would help create seamless transport connectivity. Missing gaps and corresponding transport infrastructure projects are identified, and projects are screened and prioritized. For the selected critical projects, the study recommends phased investments.

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  • Gautrin, Jean-Francois, 2014. "Connecting South Asia to Southeast Asia: Cross-Border Infrastructure Investments," ADBI Working Papers 483, Asian Development Bank Institute.
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    Keywords

    cross border infrastructure investments; South Asia and Southeast Asia; seamless infrastructure; road and rail land corridor;
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    JEL classification:

    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis

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