Asia Regional Integration Center

Tracking Asian Integration

ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 97: Determinants of Local Currency Bonds and Foreign Holdings—Implications for Bond Market Development in the People's Republic of China

May 2012

In this paper, K.H. Bae identifies the determinants of cross-country differences in bond market development and draws policy implications that are pertinent to the PRC bond market. Read more. View other working papers.

Asia Bond Monitor - April 2012

26 Apr 2012

Emerging East Asia's local currency bond markets expanded 7.0% to $5.7 trillion in 2011, driven by double-digit growth in the region's corporate bond markets, according to the latest edition of the ADB's Asia Bond Monitor. Download report.

Dealing with the “Noodle Bowl” of Asia’s Free Trade Agreements

24 Apr 2012

Masahiro Kawai and Ganeshan Wignaraja discuss the impact of Asia’s "noodle bowl"of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) on businesses based on firm-level surveys in seven countries. Read more.

ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 96: Why Do Imports Fall More than Exports Especially During Crises? Evidence from Selected Asian Economies

April 2012

H. Chink Tang examines this question by estimating a standard import demand equation augmented with differential and time-varying components of the aggregate demand and finds that falls in imports are largely but not solely due to falling exports alone. Read More. View other working papers.

Organized by the Asian Development Bank and Kunming Municipal Government, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China

26-27 March 2012

The Kunming conference brought together for the first time officials representing all ADB developing member countries integrally involved in regional cooperation and integration initiatives to share best practices and future challenges. Download proceedings.

ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 95: Measuring Commodity-Level Trade Costs in Asia - The Basis for Effective Trade Facilitation Policies in the Region

April 2012

In this paper, Hamanaka and Domingo suggest that the use of trade statistics in conjunction with the World Bank’s Doing Business Report’s trade cost data is helpful in designing sector-specific trade facilitation policies. Read More. View other working papers.

 

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podcast of Iwan Azis: Surviving Economic Turmoil & Transformation

Ahead of the discussion at ADB's Annual Meeting, Office of Regional Economic Integration Head Iwan Azis speaks about how Asia's emerging economies can handle future economic crises and transformation.

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Calendar

17 May 2012

  • JPN  GDP
  • JPN  Total Capacity Utilization
  • HKG  Unemployment
  • SIN  Exports
  • SIN  Exports
  • US  Leading Index
  • US  Jobless Claims
  • US  Monetary Policy

18 May 2012

  • GER  PPI

    21 May 2012

    • THA  GDP
    • JPN  Leading Index
    • THA  Exports
    • THA  Imports
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    Daily Market Watch

    Currency Per US$      Latest Closing1  %Chg2
    Euro 0.79 -0.74
    Japanese yen 80.18 -0.35
    Bangladeshi taka 81.90 0.00
    • 1 15 May 2012
    • 2 From previous close
    • Depreciation(-) Appreciation (+)
    • Source: Reuters
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    Stock Indices      Latest Closing1  %Chg2
    Dow Jones Ind Avg 12,632.00 -0.50
    Nasdaq 2,893.76 -0.30
    S&P 500 1,330.66 -0.57
    • 1 15 May 2012
    • 2 From previous close
    • Source: Reuters
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    Commodity Prices      Latest Closing1  %Chg2
    All Metals 272.20 -0.39
    Aluminum 1,983.25 0.01
    Brent Oil 111.72 0.65
    • 1 15 May 2012
    • 2 From previous close
    • Source: Bloomberg and Datastream for cotton prices
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    Overnight
    Interbank rates
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    PRC 1.87 -0.05
    Hong Kong, China 0.30 0.00
    India 8.26 -0.05
    • +Except for Hong Kong (1-Month HIBOR);
      Sri Lanka (1-Day SLIBOR)
    • 1 15 May 2012
    • 2 From previous close
    • Source: Bloomberg
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