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Executive summary 2
Introduction: Origins and progress on IMEC (2023–25) 4
Origins of IMEC4
Rationale for IMEC5
Status of IMEC 6
The backbone of IMEC: Trade and transportation linkages 8
Time and cost savings 8
Exports and new market access 10
Employment generation 11
Capital inflows and industrial growth 11
Transit revenues 11
Mapping corridor costs and financing gaps12
Energy and digital integration15
Integrated energy grids and renewables 15
Fiber-optic cables 17
Integrated gas pipelines and LNG 17
Green hydrogen 19
Additional sectoral components 20
Making IMEC a reality: Establishing a road map for implementation21
The case for American value23
Policymaker recommendations 25
Signatory recommendations 25
US recommendations 25
Conclusion26
Annex 1 Methodologies and benchmarks for calculations 27
Annex 2 Signatory status, early activities, and core interests 30
About the authors 34
Endnotes 35
