Asia Regional Integration Center

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and India are estimated to become the world’s largest economies by 2050.

From December 3 to 6, 2013 the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be holding the 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia.

To the world, the People's Republic of China (PRC) holds the enviable position as the largest exporter of electronic goods.

Over the past two decades, technological developments, liberalization of services trade and growing shares of services in most economies have resulted in the increasing globalization of services.

Viet Nam’s integration with the global economy and economic liberalization began in 1986 with the 'Doi Moi' initiative.

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) reveals that, over time and across counties, the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of domestic (PRC) firms are positively correlated.

Interest in firm heterogeneity and firm internationalization has grown exponentially since the path-breaking work of Bernard and Jensen (1995), which established that exporters perform better than non-exporters.

The Members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) aim to establish a region-wide economic community by 2015.

The 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) and the sovereign debt crisis in the European Union (EU) weakened the risk appetite of United States (US) and European investors.

Aid for Trade is being billed as the new path to plugging into Global Value Chains (GVCs).