Spotlight Archives
- Updated ARIC FTA Database24 February 2020Asia’s push for greater trade liberalization shows no sign of slowing down with six FTAs coming into force recently. Five of these trade deals involve non-Asian partners, reflecting the region’s effort to diversify its export markets in the face of growing uncertainties in the trade environment.
- Remittances to Asia in 2018: Sources and Costs10 February 2020Remittance receipts to Asia benefit millions of families and assist economies in achieving the SDGs. Read the blog to learn about the sources and recipients of remittance inflows, the persistently high cost of sending them, and the role of regional cooperation and integration.
- Fostering Regional Cooperation and Integration, 2019-20246 February 2020Strategy 2030 recognizes regional cooperation and integration (RCI) as a strategic operational priority. Read ADB’s RCI Operational Plan for 2019-2024.
- Call for Papers—New Approaches to Measuring and Assessing Regional Cooperation and Integration: Implications for Asia and the PacificJanuary 2020ADB’s Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department and the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute are organizing a joint international conference to be held in Kazakhstan in June 2020 (tbc). Read more.
- Strengthening Asia’s Financial Safety NetDecember 2019This report examines the evolution and the toolkits of regional financing arrangements and assesses the Asian Development Bank’s role in providing crisis response mechanisms through its policy-based lending facilities. Read the report.
- Tourism in Asia and the Pacific continue to scale greater heights12 December 2019International tourism in Asia continue to grow, driven by stronger pull in visitor arrivals (407.6 million) and higher tourism receipts ($368 billion) across the region.
- Pacific Economic Monitor – December 2019December 2019The December 2019 issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor explores the need for a differentiated approach to long-term development strategies among small island developing states. These economies' unique geographic and physical challenges, compounded by fragility and the "threat multiplier" of elevated risk from climate change, raise cost structures and economic vulnerability that severely constrain development prospects.
- Asian Economic Integration Report 2019/2020November 13, 2019The AEIR is an annual review of economic cooperation and integration that covers the 49 members of ADB in Asia and the Pacific. The theme chapter or this year's report explores the potential of technology to boost productivity in aging economies. It also discusses how innovations can help turn demographic challenges into opportunities. Watch the short video, read highlights and see news release. Download report here.
- Asia’s vibrant elderly are redefining what it means to be “old”November 2019Rapid aging in Asia and the Pacific is affecting the region’s workforce, but reforms that capitalize on increased longevity can help sustain productivity and growth as economies age.
- More than just money: Digital technologies can help narrow the trade finance gapOctober 17, 2019This blog features digital technology's ability to address the challenges of unmet demand for trade finance and how support from governments and regional institutions can help tackle barriers to completing global digital initiatives.
