Spotlight Archives
- 2016 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs SurveySep 2016The study quantifies market gaps for trade finance and explores their impact on growth and jobs through a survey of over 337 banks in 114 countries and 791 firms in 96 countries. Read ADB Brief here.
- ACED 2016: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Economic Development2–3 June 2016ADB, in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong, will hold its inaugural ADB Conference on Economic Development (ACED)—an annual exchange of knowledge and ideas amongst experts and researchers on key issues in economic development. Check out the event page
- Asia growth pessimism is not warranted29 May 2016ADB Deputy Chief Economist Juzhong Zhuang and ADB Advisor Ganeshan Wignaraja share their optimism on Asian economies in line with policies to bolster financial resilience, new opportunities in PRC’s structural transformation, and reform efforts in different sectors. Read article here
- Rising tides of protectionism will cause more harm than good25 May 2016ADB Principal Economist Jong Woo Kang and ADB Economics Officer Mitzirose Legal discuss the growing phenomenon of trade protectionism in Asia and around the world and share the negative impact of such policies. Read blog here
- India's Economic Reforms and APEC Supply Chain Trade24 May 2016ADB Advisor Ganeshan Wignaraja studies India-APEC global supply chain trade performance and its links to India’s business environment, particularly economic reforms. Read the paper
- Structural reforms to sustain Asia's growth02 May 2016ADB Deputy Chief Economist Juzhong Zhuang and ADB Advisor Ganeshan Wignaraja discuss structural reforms to boost Asia’s potential growth and shares some of Asia’s policy actions aimed to continue such reforms. Read the blog here
- ADB Blog: Developing countries should not worry yet about Wall Street bashing28 Mar 2016ADB Principal Economist and ARIC Team Leader Jong Woo Kang shares some trends in developing Asia's financial market integration and insights on further financial market deepening as key to economic development. Read the blog here.
- Asia Development Policy Lecture Series: Shared Socio-Economic Pathways—Implications for Asia22 March 2016Director of Purdue University's Center for Global Trade Analysis Prof. Dominique van der Mensbrugghe spoke 21 March at ADB kHub on how evolving demographics and structure of economic growth will influence Asia’s future climate and environmental policies.
- 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.
