Spotlight Archives
- New ARIC-RSDD Climate Change Strategies Database now available17 June 2014Visit the new Climate Change Strategies Database—a joint project of ARIC and ADB's Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD)—to find the most updated and comprehensive summary of climate change strategies in Asia and the Pacific. Learn about its special features such as customized query builder and quick download of Excel data. Watch the instructional video.
- Upcoming Event: Assessing the Economy-wide Impacts of RCI Instruments, 27 May (10:30-12:00 Manila time), 1650 South, ADB, Manila, PhilippinesMay 2014Xiao-guang Zhang, professor of Economics, Renmin University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, will speak about the usefulness of Regional Economic Models to assess the economy-wide impacts of RCI instruments (e.g. FTAs, trade facilitation, agglomeration, connectivity, FDI flows) on productivity and growth in Asia. Browse program | Register.
- Thinking Globally, Prospering Regionally – ASEAN Economic Community 2015May 2014Thinking Globally, Prospering Regionally – ASEAN Economic Community 2015 aims to expand awareness and understanding among the business sector and the general public, youth included, on the benefits of the AEC. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 130 - Analysis of Informal Obstacles to Cross-Border Economic Activity in Kazakhstan and UzbekistanMay 2014R. Vakulchuk and F. Irnazarov pay special attention to the role and influence of informal trade barriers from a micro (industry-specific) perspective in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The study depicts the methods employed by private companies to overcome existing hurdles to cross-border trade between the two countries. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 131 - The Nexus between Antidumping Petitions and Exports during the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence on the People's Republic of ChinaMay 2014F. Lin, H. C. Tang, and L. Wang quantify how the People's Republic of China's (PRC) export volume to its major trading partners during the global financial crisis affects the antidumping (AD) petitions filed by the trading partners against the PRC. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 132 - Study of Non-Notified Trade Agreements to the World Trade Organization: The Case of Asia and the Pacific RegionMay 2014This study by S. Hamanaka is the first scholarly attempt to find Regional Trade Agreements (RTA) that have not been notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO), with an emphasis on Asia and the Pacific. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 133 - Equity Home Bias, Financial Integration, and Regulatory Reforms: Implications for Emerging AsiaMay 2014C-Y. Park and R. V. Mercado, Jr. investigate the links between financial integration and regulatory quality; and equity home bias in emerging Asia. Results show that greater global and regional financial integration and better regulatory quality significantly lower equity home bias against global and regional stocks. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 134 - Financial Monitoring in the New ASEAN-5 CountriesMay 2014In this paper, S. H. Lim and N. G. Reyes examine the issues surrounding the implementation of global regulatory reforms—spearheaded by the G20 and mainly under the aegis of the Financial Stability Board—in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (BCLMV). Read more.
- OREI launches AEIM April 2014Apr 2014Iwan J. Azis, Head of ADB's Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI), said closer cooperation and dialogue among Asia's policymakers are needed to better respond to future economic shocks. At a seminar held at the Asian Institute of Management, Azis also stressed that innovative disaster risk financing can strengthen the region's financial resilience to natural disasters. Full report | News Release
- RCI Seminar and Launch of the Asian Economic Integration Monitor (AEIM) April 2014 IssueApr 2014ADB and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on 22 April at the Fuller Hall, AIM, Makati City jointly sponsored the seminar on regional cooperation and integration, where the AEIM April 2014 issue was also be launched. Go to the official event page. Download program.
