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Assessing Socioeconomic Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Assessing Socioeconomic Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion

This study attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi-region general equilibrium model, supplemented with household survey data for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Infrastructure investment is an important step in economic development, with improvements in transportation infrastructure boosting economic opportunities throughout the region, for example by significantly reducing travel times and costs.

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The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2012-22: Background Paper

The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2012-22: Background Paper

The regional cooperation operations business plan for the GMS for 2011-2013 is consistent with the RCSP. The regional cooperation operations business plan is guided by Strategy 2020 and informed by the evaluation study of Asian Development Bank (ADB)-cofinanced GMS operations that was undertaken by the Independent Evaluation Department.

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Connecting Greater Mekong Subregion Railways: A Strategic Framework

Connecting Greater Mekong Subregion Railways: A Strategic Framework

This strategic framework develops a practical approach to railway integration in the Greater Mekong Subregion, provides GMS countries with an initial framework for achieving integration and interoperability, identifies priority initiatives, builds a platform for further dialogue and discussion between and among GMS countries, and provides a context for evaluating future projects.

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ADB to Invest in Greater Mekong Subregion, Clean Energy Fund

ADB to Invest in Greater Mekong Subregion, Clean Energy Fund

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 July 2010) - The Asian Development Bank will invest $15 million to support clean energy projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion and South Asia through the Mekong Brahmaputra Clean Development Fund.

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ADB Gives GMS Skills Development Project Further $1.4 Million

ADB Gives GMS Skills Development Project Further $1.4 Million

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (5 March 2010) - The Asian Development Bank is giving further assistance to an ongoing Greater Mekong Subregion technical assistance project designed to give civil servants the skills to manage and promote regional cooperation and integration activities.

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Regional Trade Opportunities for Asian Agriculture

Regional Trade Opportunities for Asian Agriculture

Trade in food and other agricultural products is increasingly important across East and Southeast Asia, where high-income Asian economies have driven significant agricultural expansion, and the momentous growth of the People's Republic of China (PRC) promises more stimulus to agrofood activity in the region. The PRC is expected to become a net importer of agrofood in the coming decades, which will have significant implications within the region.

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