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
- Remote Marshall Islands atoll plans to become the 'next Hong Kong[, China]'Radio New Zealand20 Sep 2018
- Signing FTA [with India] is priority for Australia, says Deputy High CommissionerThe Hindu Business Line20 Sep 2018
- [People's Rep. of] China, Singapore to promote bilateral cooperation, safeguard multilateral trading systemXinhua News Agency19 Sep 2018
Opinions and Editorials
- RCEP as winning strategy: Why India must bring ongoing trade pact negotiations to a speedy conclusionThe Times of India19 Sep 2018
- [People's Rep. of China-ASEAN Expo]'s increasing stature reflects growth, progress in trade agreementBorneo Bulletin12 Sep 2018
- Investment protection in EU-Viet Nam FTAVietnam Briefing24 Aug 2018
Studies and Research
- Shifting Towards a Consumer-Centered Economy and the Implications for International TradeHelble, MatthiasAsian Development Bank Institute1 Feb 2018
- Australia's trade in services with [People's Republic of] ChinaF. BinghamDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia1 Jan 2018
- Global Value Chains and Effective Exchange Rates at the Country-Sector LevelN. Patel, Z. Wang, and S. J. WeiAsian Development Bank Institute1 Dec 2017
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
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