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
- Cambodia Business Council to be established in Bangkok[, Thailand]Khmer Times25 Nov 2020
- India 4th major host of greenfield FDI projects during 2004-2015: ReportIndia Times25 Nov 2020
- Sri Lanka free trade agreements generate three times more exports than importseconomynext25 Nov 2020
Opinions and Editorials
- Charting a new journey for Asia-Pacific cooperationNew Straits Times20 Nov 2020
- Commentary: RCEP a huge victory in tough timesChannel News Asia19 Nov 2020
- TPP may have been US' chance to contain [People's Republic of] China, denuclearize [Democratic People's Rep. of] Korea: US lawmakersYonhap News19 Nov 2020
Studies and Research
- How WTO Members Have Used Trade Measures to Expedite Access to COVID-19 Critical Medical Goods and ServicesWorld Trade Organization SecretariatWorld Trade Organization18 Sep 2020
- Analysis of Brexit and Its Policy Lessons for Asian IntegrationD. Park, C. Castillejos-Petalcorin, and J. KimAsian Development Bank Institute1 Sep 2020
- The Impact of Infrastructure on Trade in Central AsiaK. Karymshakov and B. SulaimanovaAsian Development Bank Institute1 Sep 2020
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
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific
The Era of Financial Interconnectedness: How Can Asia Strengthen Financial Resilience?
