Spotlight Archives
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 140 - From Spaghetti Bowl to Jigsaw Puzzle? Addressing the Disarray in the World Trade SystemOct 2014J. Menon examines the rise of mega-regionals such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the Trans-Pacific Partnership which suggests that the world trade system is fragmenting to the point it appears more like a jigsaw puzzle than a spaghetti bowl. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 141 - Trade Policy Challenges in a Small, Open, Fragile, Postconflict Economy: CambodiaOct 2014Hill and Menon analyzed the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Policy Review: Cambodia, the first completed for the country. The report highlights Cambodia’s rapid economic growth after one of the world’s worst genocides in the 20th century. This growth has been underpinned by open trade and investment policies in the context of dynamic neighborhood growth effects. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 137 - The Progress of Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific: Enabling International Supply Chain IntegrationOct 2014S.H. Ha and S.W. Lim discuss on how to facilitate integration of international supply chain using paperless trade in the Asia-Pacific Region. The paper describes how paperless trade can improve efficiency of international supply chain. Read more.
- Available for Download: IMF Outreach Presentation and ADB Seminar Series on REI on the 'IMF 2014 Spillover Report'Sep 2014
- Infographic: Emerging Asia's slowing productivity could affect the region's standard of living and economic growthSep 2014View the latest infographic uploaded on the Regional Cooperation and Productivity Gains for All webpage. The infographic shows how the slowing productivity growth in most Asian economies could be affecting the region's standard of living and economic growth. Receive real-time updates by joining us on Facebook and Twitter.
- Upcoming Event: IMF Outreach and ADB Seminar Series on REI: IMF 2014 Spillover Report, 26 Sep 2014 (9:00-11:00 Manila time), kHub, ADB HeadquartersSep 2014Sweta Saxena, Senior Economist, IMF Research Department, will present key findings of the IMF 2014 Spillover Report. The report covers the main sources and impact of spillovers in the global economy. Register with J. Valle-Sison.
- Upcoming Event: Understanding ASEAN with Prof. Amitav Acharya - "Power-seeking, Money-making, or Community-building?", 3 Oct 2014 (8:30-16:00 Manila time), New World Hotel, Makati CitySep 2014Amitav Acharya, a leading expert in ASEAN studies and international relations, will share his extensive knowledge and insights at the 3 Oct seminar to be held in New World Hotel, Makati City, organized by FPLA and AIM ASEAN 2015 Project. Download brochure.
- Visit ARIC's new webpage: Regional Cooperation and Productivity Gains for AllSep 2014ARIC launches a new information portal- 'Regional Cooperation and Productivity Gains for All' that aims to provide a deeper understanding of Asia's slowing productivity, its impact on future growth, and RCI's potential in tackling the problem. Visit the page. Follow ARIC on FB and Twitter.
- RCI Chat September 2014Sep 2014ARIC releases September 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 has a Special Feature on ARIC's new information portal 'Regional Cooperation and Productivity Gains for All'. Subscribe to RCI Chat.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 138 - World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Facilitation: Assessing the Level of Ambition and Likely ImpactsSep 2014In this paper, S. Hamanaka assesses the level of ambition of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF) and examines the likely legal, economic, capacity-building, and reform-inducing impacts of the ATF. Read more.
