Preface 3

Foreword 5

Reader’s Guide 8

List of abbreviations 9

Executive summary 10

1 Introduction 14

  References 19

  Notes 21

2 Analysis of IMEC under the OECD Corridors’ Connectivity Scoreboard 23

  Introduction 24

  Hard connectivity 26

  Soft connectivity 30

  Performance and outcomes 33

  Conclusion 36

  References 37

  Annex 2.A. List of the indicators of the OECD Corridors’ Connectivity Scoreboard 39

3 Transport Infrastructure 43

  Introduction 44

  Existing transport infrastructure 44

  Planned transport infrastructure developments 56

  Main challenges and considerations 61

  Conclusion 66

  References 67

  Annex 3.A. IMEC ports data 68

4 Trade facilitation across IMEC: State of play through the lens of the OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators 70

  Introduction 71

  Trade flows and co-operation landscape across IMEC 73

  Trade facilitation developments across the IMEC corridor and country profiles 74

  Cross-country patterns emerging from aggregate TFI indicators 82

  Challenges across policy areas 83

  From aggregate findings to detailed challenges across IMEC 84

  Conclusion 86

  References 87

  Annex 4.A. Selected economies trade facilitation profiles 89

Annex A. Development of indicators on energy and digital connectivity for the

  Corridors’ Scoreboard 92

  Notes 102

  References 102