Spotlight Archives
- Asian Economic Integration Report 2025March 24, 2025The Asian Economic Integration Report 2025 highlights the pivotal role of regional economic integration in Asia and the Pacific’s remarkable growth over the past two decades, with analyses on key issues in trade, FDI, financial integration, and movement of people. Watch the video and read the highlights. Download the report here.
- Asian Economic Integration Report 2025 to be launched on 24 MarchMarch 11, 2025The Asian Economic Integration Report 2025 will be launched at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School on 24 March 2025, in cooperation with HKUST, Greater Eurasia Research Center (GEAR), and Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS). Coverage of this event will be available via ADB’s LinkedIn and Twitter pages.
- Dynamic Impact of Foreign Exchange Trading Volume on Foreign Exchange VolatilityFebruary 6, 2025This paper examines the effect of foreign exchange (FX) trading volume on volatility using high-frequency data. FX trading volume is a key factor in volatility. Estimation results from econometric models reveal a significant impact of third-party trade volumes on the volatilities of original currency pairs. Read more here.
- Call for Papers:
Advancing Green Trade Facilitation: Concepts, Practices, and Policy Frameworks30 January 2025This Call for Papers, jointly proposed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), seeks to address challenges in advancing green or climate-smart trade facilitation by fostering theoretical, empirical, and practical discussions. Read more.
- ASEAN–Republic of Korea Tourism Cooperation: Fostering People-to-People Connectivity22 January 2025This report looks at the resilience of tourism flows between the Republic of Korea and ASEAN member states, breakdown key drivers and challenges, and outlines ways to strengthen regional tourism cooperation. Read more here.
- Potential Impact of Higher United States Tariffs on Asian EconomiesJanuary 2025This brief examines the potential impact of higher US tariffs on Asian economies and explores the resulting policy implications. Read more here.
- Regionalism, Productivity, and Innovation: An Empirical InvestigationDecember 2024This paper explores how policy choices of regional cooperation contribute to labor productivity and firms’ innovation. Results highlight the key roles of regional value chains, and connectivity in infrastructure and technology. Read more here.
- Do Environmental Provisions in Preferential Trade Agreements Reduce Emissions Traded in Global Value Chains?01 December 2024
- Greening Thy Neighbor: How the United States Inflation Reduction Act Drives Climate Finance Globally25 November 2024This working paper shows that the United States Inflation Reduction Act improved the supply of climate finance globally, and notes that effective domestic climate policies can attract international finance. Read more here.
- Measuring Port Activities and Lockdown Impact Using Automatic Identification System DataOctober 2024This study measures congestion, investigates port characteristics, and the influence of regional factors on congestion during the COVID-19 periods. It develops a set of port performance indicators called Port Traffic Database. Read the working paper here.
