Finance for Smart， Greeand Sustainable Infrastructure iAsia Home to half of the world's population， Asia economies are vibrant drivers and beneficiaries of globalization. Over the decades， they have increasingly integrated themselves to the global productiowork， leveraging vast natural and humaresources to accelerate the world's economic growth. Their petitiveness itrade stems from infrastructure connections： from expanded sea ports to busy airline gateways， from uninterrupted power supply to well-paved highway works. Improvements oinfrastructure are rewarded with visible socio-economic development.
However， oinfrastructure investment， much still need to be done. Rapid economic and demographic growth pose questions for the capacity of esting infrastructure and some regions of the vast Asia are still landlocked and isolated. At the same rime， new digital era calls for smart， greeand sustainable infrastructure and recent tendences toward de-globalization， unilateralism and protectionism raise new challenges to Asiaeconomies. Capital outflow， mounting debt pressure and financial market turbulence are all potential threats to infrastructure investments.
Ilight of the challenges and opportunities， Asiaeconomies are ready for new solutions. The stages are set for a pan-Asiaconnectivity and multiple initiatives are iaction. China put forward the Belt and Road Initiative （BRI） i2013 which has made remarkable progress ever since. ASEAN countries adopt the Master PlaASEAN Connectivity 2025 aspiring for a higher standard integration. The EurasiaEconomic Uniois under constructioand the EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy has beelaunched since 2018. Asiaeconomies are working together withiand beyond the regiooconnectivity like never before.
Against the backdrop of the ambitious connectivity ns， financing remains the bottleneck. Public finance remains to be the dominant source of infrastructure finance. Public-private-partnerships started ying more important roles， Multinational and national development banks continue to be vital yers ithis field. Policy coordination， investment environment， macroeconomic policies and local financial markets need to be strengthened to attract long-term investors from the private sector and better mobilize high savings from Asia itself.

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Foreword
Acknowledgements
Part 1 Overview
Chapter 1Overview of Infrastructure Finance iAsia
1．1 At a Glance
1．2 MaiFeatures of Infrastructure Finance iAsia
1．3 MaiChallenges Confronting AsiaInfrastructure Finance
1．4 Steps Forward
Part 2Regional Perspectives
Chapter2 East Asia
2．1 Growth Catch-up： Investments Especially Infrastructure Investments Play aImportant Role
2．2 ASEAN+3 Region's Outlay oInfrastructure （and other Types of Investments） Has BeeLow
2．3 ASEAN+3's Infrastructure Needs Are Large： The Belt and Road Initiative （BRI） CaBe Impactful
2．4 Other Connectivity Development Initiatives iAsia： Some Learning Points
2．5 A Purposeful Framework CaMamize Benefits of Infrastructure Building and Address Risks
2．6 Case Studies
Chapter 3 CentraI Asia
Chapter 4 South Asia
Chapter 5 West Asia
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