Name | Year Established | Members/Participants | Objective in infrastructure Development |
UNESCAP | 1947 | 62 members | Aims to integrate road, rail, sea, and air links through improved logistics and intermodal interfaces |
AH | 1992 | 32 countries; 28 signed agreements 23 ratified agreements | Aims to be a network of 141,271 km of standardized highways |
TAR | 1992 | 28 countries; 9 ratified agreements | Aims to span 141,000 km of railways across 28 countries |
WB | 1944 | 186 countries | Primarily national Infrastructure development operation in all Asian countries |
ADB | 1966 | 67 countries | Aims for infrastructure connectivity through regional cooperation |
JBIC-JICA5 | JBIC-1961 JICA-1974 Merged-2008 Demerged-2012 | Involved in 100 countries | Infrastructure development for people’s empowerment operation in most Asian countries |
EIB | 1958 | 142 countries | The mandate focuses on private sector development, infrastructure development, security of energy supply and environmental sustainability operation in 11 Asian countries. |
APEC | 1989 | 21 countries | A forum to facilitate economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment |
ASEAN | 1967 | 10 countries | Seeks to promote greater cooperation and coordination among nations and aims for the integrated energy, transport, and communication networks for regional trade and investment. |
KEXIM | 1976 |
| provide loans, equity participations and/or working capital to overseas investments projects, and the development of overseas natural resources and infrastructure projects. |
GMS | 1992 | 6 countries, ADB | Main goal is to improve connectivity n the subregion through improving transport, energy and telecommunications links. |
MRC | 4 countries | Covers only management and use of the Mekong River. | |
IMT-GT | 1993 | 3 countries | Aims to expand opportunities for trade and investment through improved infrastructure and connectivity |
BIMP-EAGA | 1994 | 4 countries, ADB | Seeks to expand opportunities for trade and investment through infrastructure development. |
CHEXIM | 1994 |
| Provide loans, equity participations and/or working capital to offshore subsidiaries to support resource security (energy production and industrial use) and infrastructure projects and Chinese Government concessional loan. |
BIMSTEC | 1997 | 7 countries | Aims for economic integration through free trade agreement and improving transport infrastructure and logistics among its member countries |
CAREC | 1997 | 8 countries, 6 multilateral institutions, including ADB | Aims for regional integration and trade, with infrastructure (transport and energy) as one of its major functions. Aims to enhance energy security through regional energy projects and develop transport corridors to improve connections to regional and world markets. |
SAARC | 1985 | 8 countries, 9 observers | Main objective is economic integration though free trade area. |
SASEC | 2001 | 4 countries, ADB | Vision is to develop, utilize and optimize power links |
SECSCA | 2003 | 6 countries, 1 observer, ADB | Aims to promote transport connectivity and facilitate the movement of goods and people across South and Central Asia. |