Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration In Asia and the Pacific Bambang SusantonoVice President for Knowledge ManagementAsian Development Bank

Second Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration21-24 November 2017 | Bangkok, Thailand

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Need for a renewed focus of RCI is increasing

ADB’s RCI Pillars

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Trade and Investment

Cooperation and

Integration

Monetary and Financial

Cooperation and

Integration

Cooperation in Regional

Public Goods

Cross-Border Infrastructure and Related

Software

Cross-border Infrastructure

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The region needs to invest $1.7 trillion a year till 2030

An integrated approach to meet both hard and soft infrastructure needs

Trade and investmentStrong intraregional trade and investment provides a buffer against global economic risks

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Financial CooperationHelps channel financial resources to investment to support growth and jobs

Mitigates the effects of potential financial crises

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Regional Public GoodsADB continues to promote regional public goods through technical and financial support

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