Asia Regional Integration Center
Tracking Asian Integration
15Aug2018The growing trend in Asia to open up trade with non-traditional markets and economies outside the region intensified, according to the August 2018 update of the ARIC FTA database. Overall, 155 FTAs are currently in force in Asia. Twelve FTAs are signed but not yet in effect while 82 FTAs have launched negotiations.
07Aug2018The Financial Stress Index (FSI) is a composite index that measures how global and regional shocks trigger stress in 4 major finance sectors: banking, debt, equity, and foreign exchange markets. Read more and download data.
26Jul2018Amidst loud trade tensions created by unorthodox trade policy moves, the upgrading of existing Asian FTAs quietly emerges as a harbinger of trade liberalization opportunities in a global trade picture increasingly dotted by inward-looking policies. Read blog.
25Jul2018ARCII is a composite index that measures the degree of regional cooperation and integration in the region. It comprises 6 dimensions based on 26 indicators. The database also includes comparable index for Africa, European Union, and Latin America. Read more and download data.
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Asia’s FTAs as living agreements: Creating new opportunities amid global trade uncertainties
Trade tensions among the world’s major economies have dominated news headlines recently, casting a shadow of uncertainty on international trade and endangering the prospect of sustained global economic growth.
Should emerging markets worry about higher interest rates and a strong dollar?
Jong Woo Kang, ARIC's Project Leader and ADB's Principal Economist, discusses how the rising interest rate and stronger dollar herald tighter credit markets and the possibility of flow reversals.
How can the changing trade landscape reshape global imbalances?
In the future, many Asian economies may not accumulate huge trade surpluses or foreign financial assets as quickly as now.
How do deepening global, regional value chains affect national export performance?
On his latest ADB Blog, Jong Woo Kang, ARIC's Project Leader and Principal Economist, talks about the evolving relationship between export performance and production network or value chains.
How can the TPP without the US still make sense?
Jong Woo Kang, ARIC's Project Leader and ADB's Principal Economist, explains why the remaining 11 countries still have good reason to maintain the #TPP momentum.
3 ways Asian economies can prepare for a financial market downturn
On the one hand, the global economy is enjoying a robust and synchronized recovery. On the other hand, however, central banks are maintaining an extremely cautious stance on acting on this and switching gears back to the normal policy level.