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
- Malaysia eyes trade boost with [People's Republic of] China and Thailand via new inland port and rail linksThe Straits Times25 Mar 2025
- [ASEAN] can cooperate more intensively on trade amid geopolitical uncertainties: [Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong]The Straits Times24 Mar 2025
- ADB: Deeper Asia-Pacific integration driving regional growthChina Daily24 Mar 2025
Opinions and Editorials
- India-Indonesia cultural ties: a deep and enduring connectionEurasia Review29 Jan 2025
- From chips to ships: The next step in the [US-Republic of Korea] allianceNational Interest Online20 Jan 2025
- Trade cooperation to boost East Asian economyKhmer Times30 Dec 2024
Studies and Research
- ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and SustainabilityAsian Development BankAsian Development Bank1 Mar 2023
- Trade Interdependencies in COVID-19-Related Essential Medical Goods: Role of Trade Facilitation and Cooperation for the Asian EconomiesS. Basu-Das and R. SenAsian Development Bank1 Jun 2022
- International Trade Resilience and the COVID-19 pandemicC. Mena, A. Karatzas, and C. HansenScienceDirect1 Jan 2022
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