This paper explores the benefits and the costs of strengthening infrastructure assets to make them more resilient …, reducing the repair costs and infrastructure disruptions caused by natural hazards. Strengthening infrastructure assets in low … billion dollar and 65 billion dollar a year, id est 3 percent of baseline infrastructure investment needs. The uncertainty …

We examine the evolution of infrastructure, and the impact of infrastructure investment, in middleincome countries … (MICs). We document how different types of infrastructure stocks, as well as infrastructure investment, vary with the level … provision of infrastructure varies across development stages; there is a focus on basic infrastructure, such as transport, water …

South Asia needs large infrastructure investments to achieve its development goals, and public investment can also … public infrastructure was a key driver of productivity growth in South Asia. Going forward, higher public infrastructure … reap the most benefits from higher infrastructure investment, South Asian countries need to manage fiscal risks carefully …