Preface /Wook Chae Contributors Introduction and Overview / Lee-Jay Cho 1. A Northeast Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development: Revisited / Lee-Jay Cho and Stanley Katz 1.1. What Area would the Bank Cover? 1.2. Developing a Regional Transportation and Logistics System 1.3. Natural Gas as a New Energy Source 1.4. Developing Telecommunication Infrastructures 1.5. The Rationale 1.6. Who Pays? 1.7. Some Political Implications Conclusion 2. Role of Northeast Asia after Crisis and NEABCD / Rak Yong Uhm 3. In Support of a Regional Development Bank in Northeast Asia: Provision of Regional Public Goods / Chung Lee 4. The Establishment of the NEADB and the Countermeasure of Local Government: From Conception to Promotion / Li Gangzhe 4.1. Preface: From Conception to Policy 4.2. Suggestions for the Establishment of NEABCD 4.3. Basic Assumptions for a NEABCD 4.4. Strategies and Action Programs for Implementing a NEABCD 4.5. The Possibility of the Establishment of a NEABCD and the Participation of Local Governments 5. Key Points of the Proposal to Establish and Manage a NEABCD / Jaewoo Lee Introduction 5.1. Justification for the Establishment of the NEABCD 5.2. Required Public Funding and Financial the Gap in Northeast Asia 5.3. Issues Surrounding the Establishment of the NEABCD 5.4. NEABCD Operations Conclusion: Future Research Plans 6. Korea Eximbank’s Plan for Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia / Jai Min Lee 6.1. Brief Description of the Export-Import Bank of Korea 6.2. Plan for Financial Support in Northeast Asia Development 6.3. Financing Instruments 6.4. Cooperation between Kexim and NEABCD Summary and Conclusion 7. The Prospects of the Northeast Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development / Tsuyoshi Saito Introduction 7.1. Background 7.2. Northeast Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development 7.3. Responses of Countries and Different National Interests 7.4. Benefits and Problems for Japan 7.5. Future Tasks: What Needs to be Pursued? Conclusion and Implications 8. Strengthening Northeast Asian Financial Cooperation and Promoting Regional Common Development / Du Qiang 8.1. Background 8.2. Tianjin Promotes Financial Reform and Innovation 8.3. Enhancing Financial Exchange and Cooperation in Northeast Asia Conclusion: Cooperation to Improve the Regional Financial Reform and Innovation 1 9. Financing and Project Management of Cross-border Project of the World Bank and the Asia Development Bank / Ma Junlu 9.1. Introduction to the World Bank Cross-border Projects 9.2. Case Analysis of World Bank’s Cross-border Infrastructure Projects 9.3. Project Finance and Project Management of Asian Development Bank 9.4. A Case Study of Capital Raising and Management of ADB’s Cross-Border Program 10. Asian Financial Cooperation and Asian Bond Fund 2 / Jai Woong Lee Introduction 10.1. Asian Financial and Economic Integration: Organizational Behavioral Approach 10.2. Multilateral Asian Cooperative Framework: APEC, ASEAN+3, EMEAP and ASEM 10.3. Characteristics of ASEAN+3 East Asian Countries 10.4. EMEAP (Executives Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks) and Asia Bond Fund (ABF) 10.5. ASEM as Coordinator between Asia and EU (European Union) 10.6. Performance of Asian Financial Cooperation 10.7. Recent Implementation of the Asian Bond Fund 2 10.8. Future Forecasting 11. Memorandum: NEADB－Future Work & Fast-TrackApproval / Stanley Katz Summary and Conclusion Appendix: Agendas and Ulaanbaatar Declaration