New blog posts
- 13Sep2023
For Global Trade to Survive, It Needs an Overhaul
Current blockages in some supply chains are raising questions about the complexity and importance of these networks.
12Sep2023Global Supply Chains Need Fixing: Help Is on The Way
The supply chain agreement is expected to help reduce concentration and reliance on a few large trading partners for critical goods, such as semiconductor chips.
27Mar2023Four Ways to Accelerate Tourism Recovery in Asia
Countries in Asia and the Pacific need to work together to bring in more visitors from within and outside the region by adopting bilateral and regional agreements, and offering improved infrastructure and better skills.
9Nov2022Your Questions Answered: What is the Trade Finance Gap and Why Does it Matter?
Steven Beck, the Head of ADB’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program, answers questions about the trade finance gap in Asia and around the world, based on ADB’s Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey.
4Aug2022Reshore or Diversify? How to Reorganize the World’s Fragile Supply Chains
The time is right to rejigger global supply chains. One school of thought is to diversify those further away from places prone to disruptions due to economic, health, climate change and geopolitical issues.
28Jul2022Aid for Trade Needs to Catch Up with the Modern World
These regional trade deals, and digital economy agreements, have created a host of new negotiating, regulatory and policy challenges for developing countries.