Cross-border Infrastructure
Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was inaugurated in June 2002 in Cha-Am, Thailand. Member countries of ACD are Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgzstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam. Among 19 areas of cooperation, energy, information and communications technology, and transport are included. For practical reasons, project selection and implementation proceed on a voluntary basis and need not require a consensus from all ACD countries.
Agreements
- 15th ACD Ministerial Meeting DocumentsAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)17 Jan 2017
- 14th ACD Ministerial Meeting DocumentsAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)10 Mar 2016
- Manama Declaration - Promoting Intra Asia Tourism (12th ACD Ministerial Meeting)Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)25 Nov 2013
- 11th ACD Ministerial Meeting DeclarationAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)29 Mar 2013
- 10th ACD Ministerial Meeting DeclarationAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)11 Oct 2011
News
- ADB opens a new wastewater treatment plant in Arvaikheer, MongoliaAsian Development Bank16 Nov 2018
- Multilateral banks reaffirm pledge to support resilient, sustainable infrastructureAsian Development Bank13 Oct 2018
- Pakistan eyes $8 billion investment from [People's Republic of] China, Saudi ArabiaPakTribune18 Sep 2018
- Financial stability a critical challenge for Asia in next five years: Former IMF expertBusiness Wire22 Mar 2017
Opinions and Editorials
- The future trajectory of People's Republic of China-Pakistan relationsThe Express Tribune31 Jul 2014
- [People's Republic of] China's interest in India's infrastructure is both an opportunity and a challengeThe Economic Times30 Jul 2014
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is coming... fastdevex15 May 2014
- Asia invests in infrastructure projects despite economic hurdlesrt.com15 Apr 2014
Studies and Research
- Economic Corridor Development for Inclusive Asian Regional Integration: Modeling Approach to Economic CorridorsAsian Development Bank1 Jan 2014
- Concept paper: Regional tourism in the prospect of marketing promotionAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)14 Oct 2009
- Transport linkages among Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)14 Oct 2009
- Development of policies for the protection of critical information infrastructuresOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development17 Jun 2008
Meetings
- 15th ACD Ministerial MeetingAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)16 Jan 2017
- 14th ACD Ministerial MeetingAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)9 Mar 2016
- 12th ACD Ministerial MeetingAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)25 Nov 2013
- 11th ACD Ministerial MeetingAsia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)29 Mar 2012
