Vice President of the Asian Development Bank Bambang Susantono (Centre) speaks at the press conference.
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At the press conference, the ADB representative introduced the report “Meeting Asia’s infrastructure Needs”, which covers the region’s power, transport, telecommunications and water and sanitation infrastructure.
The report comprehensively examines current infrastructure stocks and investments, future investment needs and financing mechanisms for developing Asia.
Developing Asia will need to invest 26 trillion USD from 2016-2030, or 1.7 trillion USD per year, if the region is to maintain its growth momentum, eradicate poverty and respond to climate change. Without climate change mitigation and adaptation costs, 22.6 trillion USD will be needed, or 1.5 trillion USD per year.
Of the total climate-adjusted investment needs during the period, 14.7 trillion USD will be for power and 8.4 trillion USD for transport. Investment in telecommunications will reach 2.3 trillion USD, with water and sanitation costs at 800 billion USD over the period.
East Asia will account for 61 percent of climate-adjusted in investment needs through 2030. As a percentage of GDP, however, the Pacific leads all other sub-regions, requiring investments valued at 9.1 percent of GDP. This is followed by South Asia at 8.8 percent, Central Asia at 7.8 percent, Southeast Asia at 5.7 percent and East Asia at 5.2 percent of GDP
During the meeting, ADB Vice President Bambang Susantono stressed that Vietnam should focus on implementing its fiscal renovation, including tax reform, spending re-orientation as well as prudence in borrowing and collecting non-tax revenues.
The ADB Vice President also suggested the Vietnamese Government to encourage the participation of private sector, create attractive environmental climate and deepen the capital market, as well as sort out priorities for spending and investment.
Bambang Susantono pledged that the ADB will continue its support for infrastructure development in Vietnam.
Speaking at the event, ADB Country Director for Vietnam Eric Sidgwick underlined measures to attract private investment in infrastructure development as well as ADB’s role as a sponsor for infrastructure projects in the coming time.
