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.
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FTAs
FTA DatabaseNews
- US trade chief Tai says open to discussions with [People's Republic of] ChinaHellenic Shipping News24 Mar 2023
- Improved ties with Japan to boost exports, consumption [in Republic of Korea]: finance ministerYonhap News24 Mar 2023
- In Bangladesh, ADB's Trade Finance Program helps decrease cases of life-threatening rabies virusAsian Development Bank23 Mar 2023
Opinions and Editorials
- Economic Watch: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a catalyst for recovery, regional integration in Asia-PacificXinhua News Agency2 Jan 2023
- [People's Republic of] China to boost trade after Covid adjustmentsThe Manila Times14 Dec 2022
- UK has 'strong relationships' with ASEAN in trade, politics, defence: High Commissioner to SingaporeChannel News Asia13 Dec 2022
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)
- RTA Exchange
- 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