Financing Infrastructure Connectivity for Economic Corridor Development 2017 | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | 30 August 2017 | Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

Connectivity and economic activity are inextricably bound together. The economic corridor approach emphasizes the integration of infrastructure improvement with economic opportunities such as trade and investment, and it includes efforts to address the social and other outcomes of increased connectivity. ADB devised a set of three characteristics that typifies an economic corridor. First, it covers a small geographical space straddling a transport artery such as a road, rail, or canal. Second, it emphasizes bilateral rather than multilateral initiatives, focusing on strategic nodes at border crossings between two countries. Last, it highlights physical planning so that infrastructure development achieves positive benefits. In a national context, the concept is now increasingly used for development programs.

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