Asia Regional Integration Center
Tracking Asian Integration
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- 14Sep2021
Countries in Asia and the Pacific need to work together to support migrants
Migration in the Asia-Pacific region is diverse and enduring. It cannot be handled by one country alone. Regional cooperation is needed.
13May2021Vaccinations won't lead to vacations anytime soon unless we take action now
Regional or international agreements on vaccine passes are still lacking. Current travel bubbles between places with low COVID-19 risks are rare and fragile.
23Mar2021Making RCEP successful through business-friendly rules of origin
By determining the origin of a product, rules of origin are the plumbing of a free trade agreement. Only goods originating in the RCEP region will be granted duty free or reduced rate of duty when exported to regional partners.
23Mar2021Despite the pandemic, remittances have kept flowing home to Asia’s families
Many Asian migrant workers seem to have withstood the waves of economic hardships, sending home record amounts of money in months following a large slump between April and May 2020.
17Dec2020Asia’s regional financing woes are exposed during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its twin health and economic crises, has exposed the vulnerabilities in this financing arrangement. The rapid withdrawal of capital from Asia in the early months of the outbreak is a reminder of the region’s continued dependence on non-resident capital.
20Nov2020RCEP is a gargantuan trade deal but will economies be able to make the most of it?
Around $164 billion, a majority of the expected income gains from RCEP, are forecast to accrue to Asia, and in particular the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea – the so called “plus three countries,” which are estimated to gain the lion’s share of the income gains at $156 billion.
Featured Publications
Edited by: Bambang Susantono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Cyn-Young Park
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific
