Asia Regional Integration Center
Tracking Asian Integration
ARIC Blog
9
Mar
2022
The Implications for Asia of US Monetary Policy
The fight against the pandemic has left a large imprint on the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, the US Fed has purchased a wide range of assets and pumped liquidity into the financial system to cushion the impact of the pandemic and fiscal stimulus on interest rates.
24
Feb
2022
Asian Trade Has Rebounded Strongly, Yet Uncertainties Persist
Trade in services, particularly non-digital services, and movement of people is still sluggish due to the ongoing pandemic. The emergence of new COVID-19 variants has hit trade particularly hard.
21
Feb
2022
COVID-19 is Changing Financial Inclusion: Can Policymakers Keep Up?
Current blockages in some supply chains are raising questions about the complexity and importance of these networks.