The goal of this report is to gather data that enables policymakers in more than 70 countries along these corridors to make evidence-based assessments of how to maximize the benefits and manage the risks of participating in BRI.

• It provides evidence on how Belt and Road corridor economies could benefit from greater transport connectivity.

• It assesses the priorities and sequencing for policy reforms that could maximize the benefits of infrastructure investments

• It identifies the main risks and ways to manage them.