Asia Regional Integration Center
Tracking Asian Integration
Trade and Investment
This second pillar of ADB’s RCI strategy aims to reduce poverty in developing member countries through the elimination of trade and investment barriers. The trade and investment strategy of ADB includes facilitation of regional trade and investment policy dialogue, capacity and institutional development on trade facilitation, research and information dissemination, and building partnerships with other institutions and stakeholders. This section includes databases on FTAs, integration indicators, and tax incentives, as well as a comparative FTA toolkit. It also collates news, opinion and editorials, and studies and research on trade and investment in the region.
Related Database
FTAs
FTA DatabaseNews
- Rep. of Korea: National Assembly ratifies RCEP trade pactYonhap News2 Dec 2021
- Japan's JERA buys 300 MW onshore wind farm project in USChannel News Asia2 Dec 2021
- APEC meet boosts '[bio-circular-green (BCG)] economy'Bangkok Post2 Dec 2021
Opinions and Editorials
- RCEP set to unleash great trade potentialKhmer Times1 Dec 2021
- Global value chains are an opportunity for developing Asia, ADB saysKhmer Times18 Nov 2021
- Bangladesh-[Republic of] Korea trade relations need revivalThe Daily Star - Bangladesh29 Oct 2021
Studies and Research
- Economic Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for Asia and the PacificPark, C-Y., P. A. Petri, and M. G. PlummerAsian Development Bank19 Oct 2021
- Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Report 2021: Supply Chains of Critical Goods Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Disruptions, Recovery, and ResilienceUNESCAP and ADBUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific6 Oct 2021
- Illuminating the Effects of the US-[People's Republic of ]China Tariff War on [People's Republic of ]China's EconomyChor, D. and B. LiNational Bureau of Economic Research1 Oct 2021
Links
more- Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade
- Asian International Economists Network
- List of Ministries of Trade or Commerce (by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, US)
- UNCTAD-Trade Analysis and Information System
- United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- World Customs Organization
- World Trade Organization
Featured Publications
Edited by: Bambang Susantono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Cyn-Young Park
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific