Cross-border Opportunities via Regional Resilience, Infrastructure, Data, and Open Regulations in Asia and the Pacific (CORRIDOR) (ADB-60113-001)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
  • Europe and Central Asia
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Georgia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
May 8, 2026
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Sectors
  • Communications
  • Industry and Trade
  • Infrastructure
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 1.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 1.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS May 28, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Mar 17, 2026

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Project Description
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As stated by the ADB, this technical assistance (TA) will support the development of regional digital corridors to accelerate economic growth, strengthen resilience, and enhance competitiveness across Asia and the Pacific. It will promote secure, inclusive, and interoperable cross-border digital transformation in subregions such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC). CORRIDOR is positioned as the operational arm of the AsiaPacific Digital Highway (APDH) and the Connect Asia-Pacific supporting the pre-investment and pre-regulatory delivery mechanisms that operationalizes these initiatives.

Activities will focus on knowledge generation, capacity building, and partnership development to advance five pillars:

(i) regional connectivity and shared digital infrastructure (fiber networks, data centers, cloud services, and digital public infrastructure (DPI) including foundational DPI such as ID, data exchange, and payments, and next generation DPI such as verifiable credentials and registries;
(ii) trade digitalization and smart border systems to improve supply chain efficiency;
(iii) alignment of regional digital public goods, green data infrastructure and AI-enabled systems;
(iv) regional investment mechanisms to foster tech entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems; and
(v) harmonization of digital policy and regulation through model laws and regulatory sandboxes for cybersecurity, data governance, and DPI.

Investment Description
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ADB Team Leader:

Tahani Iqbal
Email: tiqbal@adb.org 

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