Spotlight Archives
- ADB Blog: Time to go back to the basics to benefit more from trade02 March 2016ADB Principal Economist and ARIC Team Leader Jong Woo Kang explains how cyclical and structural factors have slowed down global trade in the past half-decade and what should be done to shore it up amid sluggish global demand. Read the blog here.
- ADB Blog: Will Kaesong shutdown mark the end of a unique SEZ experiment?23 February 2016ADB Principal Economist and ARIC Team Leader Jong Woo Kang writes a blog on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), highlighting the benefits of pursuing these zones as an overarching development strategy. Read the blog here.
- RCI Chat January-February 2016February 2016Grab a copy of January-February issue of RCI Chat! RCI Chat tracks regional cooperation and integration news in Asia focusing on cross-border infrastructure, trade and investment, money and finance, and regional public goods.
- Call for papers: ADB 2016 Conference on FDIFeb 2016The Regional Cooperation and Integration Division (ERCI) of the ADB's Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, intends to investigate the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in fostering inclusive economic growth and regional integration, Click here for more details.
- ARIC FTA Database UpdateFebruary 2016The ARIC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) database February 2016 update registers 220 FTA that are under negotiations, signed but not yet in effect, and in force. 140 FTAs are now effective from only 106 five years ago. The rest are either pending ratification or under negotiation.
- The ARIC website has a new look!Jan 2016We have given the ARIC website a facelift, to make it easier to navigate - both from your desktop and from your mobile devices. Through this, we can more effectively disseminate knowledge and information on RCI progress and initiatives in Asia and the Pacific. Share your comments via email, Facebook or Twitter.
- New Book: Production Networks and Enterprises in East AsiaJan 2016
- RCI Chat November-December 2015December 2015Grab a copy of November-December issue of RCI Chat! RCI Chat tracks regional cooperation and integration news in Asia focusing on cross-border infrastructure, trade and investment, money and finance, and regional public goods.
- Asia Economic Integration Report LaunchDec 2015The Asian Economic Integration Report (AEIR) is an annual review of Asia’s regional economic cooperation and integration. This issue includes a special chapter, How Can Special Economic Zones Catalyze Economic Development? AEIR will be launched on 8 December 2015 at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore. View past issues here
- Pacific Economic Monitor: December 2015 - Budget AnalysisDec 2015This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor analyzes the 2015 budget outcomes and 2016 plans of ADB's Pacific member countries. Policy briefs explore the drivers of and challenges to tourism growth in the region, and examines strategies for inclusive and environmentally sustainable tourism development.