Spotlight Archives
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 35 - Regional Economic Impacts of Cross-Border Infrastructure: A General Equilibrium Application to Thailand and Lao PDR 12 October 2009Peter Warr, Jayant Menon and Arief Anshory Yusuf analyze economic impacts of the Second Mekong International Bridge linking Mukdahan Province in Thailand with Savannakhet Province in Lao PDR and find that reductions in transport costs increase trade volumes and incomes in both regions. Read more.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 36 - Exchange Rate Regimes in the Asia-Pacific Region and the Global Financial CrisisOctober 2009Warwick McKibbin and Waranya Pim Chanthapun examine the impacts of a global financial crisis on the Asia and Pacific region and find that under the current regime, adjustment is substantial but quite different from the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis because of the global nature of the current crisis. Read more.
- Asia Bond Monitor, September 200915 September 2009Growing corporate issuance along with government funding for economic stimulus packages drove growth in emerging East Asia's local currency bond markets in the first half of 2009, says the latest edition of the Asia Bond Monitor. Local bond markets have emerged as a key source of finance for companies in these volatile times, but they remain dominated by state-owned entities, infrastructure companies and banks. Download report.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 34: Beyond the Crisis: Financial Regulatory Reform in Emerging AsiaSeptember 2009In this paper, Chee Sung Lee and Cyn-Young Park propose measures to address the gaps and weaknesses in emerging Asia's financial regulatory and supervisory systems based on lessons drawn from the global crisis.
- ADBI Working Paper - Asian FTAs: Trends and ChallengesAugust 2009With the current impasse in the WTO Doha Round, free trade agreements (FTAs) have become Asia's main trade policy instrument. This has sparked concerns about the negative effects of Asian FTAs including the "noodle bowl problem". This study by Masahiro Kawai and Ganeshan Wignaraja examines the challenges posed by Asian FTAs and provides a pragmatic approach to minimizing their costs while maximizing their benefits. A bottom-up approach to a Doha Round Agreement emerges from the paper. Read more.
- July 2009 Asia Economic Monitor 23 July 2009Emerging East Asia has entered the transition from recession to a possible V-shaped recovery, with growth dropping sharply this year before returning to 2008 levels in 2010, says ADB’s July issue of the Asia Economic Monitor (AEM), launched 23 July in Bangkok. Following the launch, a joint seminar was held with the Thailand Development Research Institute examining longer-term issues related to financial regulatory reform and financial stability in the region. Download report.
- ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 32 - India’s Role in South Asia Trade and Investment IntegrationJuly 2009Rajiv Kumar and Manjeeta Singh of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations find that, while the level of South Asian integration is low, improved prospects bode well for greater integration with India shouldering the larger responsibility. Read more.
- ADB working paper series on regional economic integration No. 31 - Emerging Asia: Decoupling or RecouplingJune 2009Soyoung Kim, Jong-Wha Lee, and Cyn-Young Park investigate the degree of real economic interdependence between emerging Asia and major industrial countries and find evidence of recoupling post the Asian financial crisis.
- ADB seminar series on regional economic integration: Exchange Rate Regimes and Monetary Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region (21 May 2009, 10:30-12, Auditorium Zone D, ADB Headquarters) 21 May 2009Warwick McKibbin, Professor at the Australian National University, discusses the impact of the global financial turmoil on current monetary and exchange rate regimes in Asia, and the consequences of alternative regimes and their economic outcomes. Please confirm participation with Liza Cruz at mlscruz@adb.org.
- ADB-ISAS seminar on Pan-Asian integration held in Singapore, 15 May15 May 2009A seminar that launched OREI's new book, Pan-Asian Integration: Linking East and South Asia, examined the prospects for integration against the backdrop of the global economic crisis. Panelists were OREI's Director Srinivasa Madhur, Ganeshan Wignaraja, and Pradumna Rana. See program and presentations.
