Spotlight Archives
- Infographic: Key Facts on Productivity Growth in AsiaNov 2014Did you know that in the last 14 years, productivity in Asia grew an average of 4.8% annually -- much faster than Africa (2%) and Latin America (0.8%)? Know more interesting facts thru the latest infographic uploaded on the Regional Cooperation and Productivity Gains for All webpage. Receive real-time updates by joining us on Facebook and Twitter.
- Happening Now: Asian Regional Cooperation and Integration Roundtable Conference, 17–18 November, ADB Headquarters, ManilaNov 2014Organized by ADB OREI, the conference will gather RCI experts and policymakers from across the region to examine the critical issue of reinvigorating Asia's productivity growth—which has slowed recently—and the policies required to boost people's welfare. Go to official event page | Visit information portal |Join us on FB and Twitter.
- RCI Chat October 2014Oct 2014ARIC releases October 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 highlights an infographic about regional productivity trend and its impact on growth. Subscribe to RCI Chat.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 139 - Business Cycle Synchronization in Asia: The Role of Financial and Trade LinkagesOct 2014Y. Dai examined the behavior of business cycles in Asia using People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the United States as “reference countries” to study the synchronization of their business cycles with other Asian economies. Potential determinants include trade linkages, financial linkages, and policy similarities. Read more.
- 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.
