Economic Corridor Development

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been using economic corridor development (ECD) since the 1990s to help its developing member countries (DMCs) promote economic growth. ECD approaches have grown more sophisticated in response to changing development contexts and DMCs’ ambitions. This guidance note presents a new framework and operational guidelines on facilitating complex multisector ECD programs that are aligned with DMCs’ development agendas. It outlines the ECD concept and discusses planning, designing, developing, and implementing these programs. It will be relevant to government officials, development partners, the private sector, and researchers involved in planning, implementing, and assessing economic corridors.