Spotlight Archives
- Asian Impact Webinar: Decarbonizing Global Value Chains06 March 2024Join the 72nd Asian Impact Webinar on 07 March 2024 at 9:00 AM (GMT+8) as it discusses the theme chapter of the AEIR 2024: Decarbonizing Global Value Chains. Find out how Asia can address challenges brought about by rising GVC-related carbon emissions. Register here.
- Asian Economic Integration Report 2024 Launched28 February 2024ADB Chief Economist Albert Park discussed GVC-related carbon emissions and how economies in Asia and the Pacific can address this environmental challenge. Watch the video, read the highlights, and see the news release. Download the report here.
- Asian Economic Integration Report 202426 February 2024The AEIR 2024 analyzes how regional economies in Asia and the Pacific respond to economic and geopolitical challenges by deepening economic inter-relationships. It also delves into carbon emissions generated at various stages of GVCs and emphasizes the need to address this environmental challenge. Watch the video, read the highlights, and see the news release. Download the report here.
- Asian Economic Integration Report 2024 to be launched on 26 February19 February 2024
- Pacific Economic Monitor – December 2023: Domestic Resource Mobilization for Economic Recovery and ResilienceDecember 2023Continued growth is expected in the Pacific, but governments need to generate additional resources for public infrastructure and services essential to sustaining economic development. Read more.
- Call for Papers: Asian Economic Development Conference 202422 November 2023ADB, ADB Institute, and Seoul National University will hold the 3rd Asian Economic Development Conference on 13–14 July 2024 in Seoul. Submit unpublished, high-quality, frontline research on development economic issues relevant to developing Asia and the Pacific. Register by 15 January 2024. Get more information here.
- E-commerce Evolution in Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities and ChallengesNov 2023Noting the region makes up the largest share of the world’s online retail market, it tracks the impact of the pandemic and emphasizes the need to level the playing field for small businesses. It outlines ways for companies to measure their carbon footprint, highlights the potential risk of anti-competitive behavior, and explains the need to improve digital taxation policies in line with e-commerce’s rapid growth. Read more.
- Factors Affecting Carbon Dioxide Emissions Embodied in TradeSep 2023While stricter environmental regulations help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from domestic production, leading to lower CO2 emissions embodied in exports, stricter regulations on the importing side lead to higher CO2 emissions embodied in imports. Read more.
- An Assessment of Rules of Origin in RCEP and ASEAN+1 Free Trade Agreements17 October 2023This report analyzes how to detangle and simplify the complex product-specific rules of origin (PSRO) in free trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific and explores how PSRO convergence can cut red tape and reduce inefficiencies impacting trade. Read it here.
- 2023 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey05 September 2023The 2023 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey indicates that the global trade finance gap reached $2.5 trillion in 2022, impacting economic growth and development. Find out more about the trade finance gap here.