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Provides a detailed sector study on trade and investment for the planned East-West Economic Corridor spanning northeast Thailand, southern Lao PDR and central Viet Nam. The objective of the study is to examine opportunities and constraints on regional economic cooperation at regional, national, and local levels. The main components of the study are the analysis of the economic and social impacts of regional cooperation at the sectoral level, policy recommendations for developing the Corridor, and the identification of projects and project profiles. Asian Development Bank (ADB). May 2000