Spotlight Archives
- 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.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 143 - Modern Services Export Performances Among Emerging and Developed Asian Economies Dec 2014S. Nasir and K. Kalirajan examine the export performances of emerging and developed Asian economies in selected modern services—computer and information, business and professional, and telecommunications—using a stochastic frontier gravity model. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 144 - ASEAN Commercial Policy: A Rare Case of Outward-Looking Regional IntegrationDec 2014H. Hill and J. Menon review ASEAN's progress into becoming a formal economic entity and assess its own brand of market-driven and institution-light regionalism in lieu of the ASEAN Economic Community. Read more.
- Pacific Economic Monitor - December 2014Dec 2014An analysis of 2014 budget outcomes and 2015 budget plans of ADB's Pacific developing member countries is the focus of this issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor. The policy briefs in this issue consider longer-run opportunities and challenges facing Pacific economies from changing external conditions. Download full report.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 145 - The ASEAN Economy in the Regional Context: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy OptionsDec 2014G. Capannelli discusses ASEAN's need of an ambitious plan beyond the ASEAN Economic Community 2015 to achieve its economic development aspirations. In particular, the paper suggests the need to adopt appropriate policy mix including structural reforms and moves to deepen regional integration. Read more.
