Spotlight Archives
- RCI Chat July 2014Jul 2014ARIC releases the maiden 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 includes a feature on the SASEC program. Subscribe.
- Assessing Impact of Regional Integration on Productivity and Income Inequality, 4 July (2:00-3:30 Manila time), ADB HeadquartersJul 2014David Roland-Holst, professor, University of California at Berkeley is speaking on RCI's potential to promote more sustained and inclusive growth in Asia and the Pacific, including the role of policies at the national and regional levels. See program.
- Pacific Economic Monitor - Midyear Review, July 20141 July 2014This issue updates the 2014 and 2015 GDP growth and inflation projections for ADB's Pacific developing member countries - from those presented earlier in Asian Development Outlook 2014 - and explores the Pacific region’s job creation challenges. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 135 - Has Regional Integration Led to Greater Risk-sharing in Asia?July 2014With the ongoing financial development and integration in Asia, it is important to ensure that the benefits of integration outweigh its costs. In this paper, T.H. Ng and D. Yarcia analyzes whether the degree of risk-sharing in East Asia has improved along with the observed rise in integration. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 136 - How Capital Flows Affect Economy-wide Vulnerability and Inequality: Flow-of-Funds Analysis of Selected Asian EconomiesJuly 2014Using flow-of-funds data, I. Azis and D. Yarcia determines that the surge in liquidity in Asian financial systems has changed the behavior of agents and institutions. Read more.
- Infographics: ARIC in NumbersJun 2014ADB OREI's Asia Regional Integration Center (ARIC) releases an infographic of its milestones and achievements in creating and disseminating RCI-related knowledge products, as well as providing support to regional dialogue, from its inception in 1999 to date.
- 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.
