Spotlight Archives
- Updated ARIC FTA Database28 February 2019Asia continues to push for greater trade liberalization, with the recent effectivity of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Japan-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement, and the upgrading of several existing Asian FTAs, bringing the total number of Asian FTAs at various stages of development to 253.
- Assessing the impact of regional integration on inclusive growthFebruary 2019Cyn-Young Park, ADB's Director of Regional Cooperation and Integration Division of the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, explores the impact of regional integration on growth, inequality, and poverty using a multidimensional approach. Her analysis suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness. Read blog.
- Migration in Asia: Where is everybody going?February 2019
- Will trade tensions dim Christmas lights?December 2018ADB Principal Economist and ARIC Team Leader Jong Woo Kang sprinkles some holiday cheer in the light of the US-PRC trade tensions. Read blog.
- Pacific Economic Monitor – December 2018December 2018This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor focuses on debt sustainability amid clear financing needs to help address remaining infrastructure and services gaps in the Pacific.
- Launch of the Asian Economic Integration Report 2018 24 October 2018Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada urged regional cooperation–or regional public goods–to tackle regional problems like climate change, communicable disease, and financial contagion at the launch of the AEIR 2018 on 23 October. He launched the report at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where Vice Dean Ramkishen Rajan gave opening remarks. Read more.
- Asian Economic Integration Report 201823 October 2018This publication is the annual report of the ADB on Asia’s progress in regional cooperation and integration. This year’s special chapter, “Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific,” examines how collective action among countries can help find solutions to growing cross-border challenges such as climate change, communicable diseases, and financial contagion. Read highlights and see news release. Download report here.
- Forthcoming: Asian Economic Integration Report 2018—Official Launch10 October 2018ADB will launch the Asian Economic Integration Report 2018 on 23 October 2018 at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Click here for more event details. Register now. The event will be streamed live via ADB’s official Facebook account.
- US bond yield curve: Should we worry if it inverts?09 October 2018ADB Principal Economist and ARIC Team Leader Jong Woo Kang examines the impact of a flattening US bond yield curve on emerging Asian economies. Read blog.
- Harnessing Technology for More Inclusive and Sustainable Finance in Asia and the Pacific9 October 2018This report tracks the progress of financial innovation in Asia and the Pacific, and discusses its implications for financial inclusion and stability as well as its challenges.