An emerging trend in Asia's FTA landscape is the upgrading and expansion of Asian FTAs. The new ARIC FTA Upgrading and Expansion Table keeps track of this important development in Asia's trade policy. It also serves as an important tool for policymakers to understand the evolution of the quality of FTAs in Asia. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the Asia’s continued dependence on non-resident capital and the vulnerabilities of this type of financing. This blog explores the role of RCI in updating and upgrading Asia's financial architecture towards building stronger intraregional financing mechanisms for a more stable path to recovery. Read on.

Bringing 15 nations and 2.2 billion people into a partnership, RCEP offers sizable economic and social gains.  In this blog, Jong Woo Kang discusses how optimizing the benefits of regional value chains would ultimately depend on partner nations' willingness to seize and transform trading opportunities into future prosperity.  Read on.

This brief explains the key features of the RCEP of the ASEAN with Australia, Japan, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand as a springboard to deepen economic reforms and improve industry competitiveness.

This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor discusses the outlook for 2021 and key issues for recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, including vaccine procurement and distribution.

This book reviews progress with regional cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific and explores how it can be reshaped to achieve a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future.