Spotlight Archives
- Pacific Exporter's meeting on 29 April 201529 April 2015Organized by ADB, PIFS and the WTO, and financed by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, this one day networking event will bring in experts in trade finance, marketing, and digital commerce to talk about the frontier of niche product development. Click here for more details.
- FTA database update: Asian FTAs continue to riseApr 2015The number of free trade agreements (FTAs) involving at least one economy from Asia and the Pacific has grown from just 51 in 2000 to 215 (excluding proposed FTAs) as of March 2015. Of these, 126 are now effective, more than four times the number in 2000. The rest are either pending ratification or under negotiation. The ARIC FTA database now excludes proposed FTAs in its total count to better capture the current state of FTAs in Asia.
- ADB joins ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies' Meeting8 April 2015Deputy Chief Economist and ERCD DDG Juzhong Zhuang presented the economic outlook of developing Asia and ASEAN+3 economies, and highlighted the challenges of deepening regional economic integration and financial sector development. He also held consultations with deputies on financial cooperation at the meeting on 6-7 April in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- RCI Chat April 2015April 2015Grab a copy of the April 2015 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.
- Connecting South Asia and Southeast AsiaApril 2015This book analyzes the role of closer regional connectivity and economic integration - particularly, those of infrastructure and public policies - and its benefits on both regions. A related policy brief, on specific infrastructure projects linking South Asia and Southeast Asia, is also available.
- RCI Chat March 2015Mar 2015Grab a copy of the March 2015 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
- SASEC Mobile AppMarch 2015The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program released a free mobile app available for download. This app is a one-stop source of information on SASEC Program projects, news, events, and other knowledge products. Available for iOS and Android devices.
- RCI Chat February 2015Feb 2015The February 2015 issue of RCI Chat is out now! 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
- RCI Chat December 2014Dec 2014ARIC releases December 2014 issue of its monthly newsletter, RCI Chat. It tracks regional cooperation and integration news in Asia focusing on cross-border infrastructure, trade and investment, money and finance, and regional public goods. This issue also features photo highlights of the recently concluded Asian RCI Roundtable Conference.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 142 - Global Value-Chains and Connectivity in Developing Asia - With Application to the Central and West Asian RegionDec 2014In this paper, R. Pomfret and P. Sourdin trace the origins of the global value chain (GVC) phenomenon, attempt to measure its significance, and analyze why some countries participate in GVCs while others do not. Read more.