Spotlight Archives
- RCI CoP and ARIC held a seminar on RCI knowledge and priorities, launched week-long exhibit 7 September1 January 1971More than 100 staff, visitors, and online viewers attended the seminar where VP Lohani launched the new ARIC website. ADBI Dean Kawai spoke about the role of ADB as a key RCI promoter and RD representatives discussed the importance of RCI knowledge in promoting integration in Asia. The exhibit features over 150 books published by ADB since 1992. Read more
- ADB Seminar Series on Regional Economic Integration and AIEN Speaker Series (17 Oct 2012, 10:30am–12:00pm Manila time)1 January 1971Ronald McKinnon, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Stanford University, will talk about the role of the People's Republic of China's dollar exchange rate, its evolution and sustainability as a worldwide economic stabilizer, and policy solutions to the PRC-US imbalances. View livestream here.
- FTAs now total 250 in Asia and the Pacific; 103 in effect1 January 1971Free trade agreements (FTAs) continue to grow rapidly in Asia and the Pacific. From just 53 in 2000, there are 250 FTAs in different stages of development as of September 2012. Of these FTAs, 103 are being implemented while the rest are either proposed, under negotiation, or signed. FTAs draw economies closer together and allow supply chains and production networks to fluorish. Read FTA notes and track FTA trends here.
- RCI Round Table: Regional Cooperation in a Changing Global Economic Landscape (5 March 2013, 9:00am-12:10pm, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines)1 January 1971ADB and the Pacific Islands Forum joined senior officials from ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, ASEAN, and CAREC and SAARC member countries in discussing cooperation in Asia and the role of regional institutions in deepening cooperation. Read more
- In Search of Free Trade in Asia - ADB Live Online Chat 1 January 1971Intra-Asian trade is rising and so is the number of Asia’s free-trade agreements. Join ADB trade experts Ramesh Subramaniam and Jayant Menon in a live discussion on Thursday, 7 March 2013, 06:00 to 07:00 GMT. Read more.
- Asian Economic Integration Monitor (AEIM) March 20131 January 1971The Asian Economic Integration Monitor (AEIM) tracks the progress of regional economic cooperation and integration across Asia and its subregions. The March 2013 issue features a special section—“Multilateralizing Asian Regionalism: Approaches to Unraveling the Asian Noodle Bowl.” Read more | Download report | Read press release
- Kunming Conference Report1 January 1971In March 2012, about 160 officials from Asia and the Pacific met to share their regional cooperation and integration (RCI) experiences and discuss strategies for deepening RCI in the region. This report features discussions and presentations from the conference, including information on major RCI programs. Full Report|Event page
- SASEC Trade Facilitation Week25-28 Mar 2013ADB's South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) conducts the following activities in its Trade Facilitation Week: Business Process Analysis Finalization; Exchange of Experiences on Nonphysical and Non-tariff Barriers to Trade; Information Sharing on Customs and Standards; and Inception of the Customs Subgroup (closed meeting). See conference agenda.
- Launch of Asian Development Outlook 20131 January 1971ADB's flagship annual economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook 2013, forecasts that rising private consumption and stronger intraregional trade will spur a pickup in growth in developing Asia in 2013 and 2014. The report warns that political risks linked to the US debt ceiling, austerity measures in the eurozone, and tensions over border disputes in Asia are main threats to the near term outlook. Read press release. Download report.
- Beyond Factory Asia - ADB Live Online Chat1 January 1971Will developing Asia manage to invest in skills, technologies, and the private sector to move beyond low-cost manufacturing and ensure that economic growth remains strong? Join ADB's Ramesh Subramaniam and Thiam Hee Ng in a live discussion on Monday, 13 May 2013, 06:00 to 07:00 GMT (14:00 to 15:00 Manila Time). Read more
