Cross-border Infrastructure
This section includes news, opinions and editorial, and studies and research reports and papers about regional cooperation and integration efforts on cross-border infrastructure, covering the following specific areas: transport, energy, information and communications, and related software such as harmonized procedures and standards that facilitate cross-border trade.
Most of the priority projects in ADB’s subregional programs go to cross-border infrastructure. These subregional programs include:
Initiatives
more- Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation Working Group (TPTWG), Energy Working Group (EWG), and Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TEL)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cooperation on transport, telecommunication, energy, and customs
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three (ASEAN+3) cooperation on energy, transport, and information & communications technology
- Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS)
News
- Malaysia eyes trade boost with [People's Republic of] China and Thailand via new inland port and rail linksThe Straits Times25 Mar 2025
- ADB: Deeper Asia-Pacific integration driving regional growthChina Daily24 Mar 2025
- [People's Republic of] China, Japan, [Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers] pledge to advance trilateral cooperationXinhua News Agency22 Mar 2025
Opinions and Editorials
- Malaysia's ASEAN Chairmanship charts a more resilient and integrated futureThe Edge19 Feb 2025
- Green energy alliance: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan join forcesnews.az11 Feb 2025
- The prospects for [People's Republic of] China-Pakistan cooperation in medical sectorModern Diplomacy6 Feb 2025
Studies and Research
- Strengthening the Climate Resilience and Restoration of Wetlands and Lakes in the Yangtze River FloodplainAsian Development BankAsian Development Bank20 Dec 2024
- Digital Transformation for the Sustainable Development Goals: Framework and Road Maps to Drive Prosperity, Inclusion, Resilience, and SustainabilityAsian Development BankAsian Development Bank20 Dec 2024
- Redefining Financial Ecosystems in Asia and the Pacific: A New Era of Open Banking, Open Finance, and Inclusive GrowthAsian Development BankAsian Development Bank20 Dec 2024
Links
more- APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)
- APEC Energy Working Group
- ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMST-EC)
- Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
- Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) ADB webpage
- CAREC Program
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) ADB webpage
