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
- Indonesia proposes ASEAN oil storage hub, eyes Sumatra siteAntara11 May 2026
- Kazakhstan, [Kyrgyz Republic] and Uzbekistan agree water use regimeUzDaily9 May 2026
- Philippines steps up energy, [artificial intelligence infrastructure] deals with [the United Arab Emirates]Manila Times8 May 2026
Opinions and Editorials
- Intra-regional cooperation key to Asia's economic resilienceChina Daily25 Mar 2026
- The need for AI governance more urgent than everManila Times6 Mar 2026
- Bangladesh: Our tourism needs a policy resetThe Daily Star - Bangladesh17 Feb 2026
Studies and Research
- 4 Policies for Asia and the Pacific to Build Resilience of Tourism TogetherSanchita Basu-Das, Ma. Veronica DomingoAsian Development Bank4 May 2026
- Does tourism inflow help merchandise exports of Pacific Island economies? A gravity analysisPralok Gupta, Sanchita Basu Das, Saarthak Sharma, Ma. Veronica DomingoWiley Online Library25 Mar 2026
- ASEAN Tourism Sectoral Plan 2026-2030ASEAN SecretariatASEAN22 Jan 2026
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
