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
- [US' President] Biden, Japan's [Prime Minister] Kishida and Philippines' [President] Marcos to hold April summit at White House [in the US]Reuters19 Mar 2024
- Stalled EU, [Philippines] free trade talks set to resume 'later this year'Manila Times19 Mar 2024
- Cambodia, Thailand to boost economic growth though connectivityKhmer Times19 Mar 2024
Opinions and Editorials
- EU seeks to match [People's Republic of China] influence in Central AsiaCenter for Economic Policy Analysis8 Feb 2024
- [People's Republic of] China's green tech giants link supply chains to Southeast AsiaNikkei Asia4 Oct 2023
- Reactivating the ASEAN-India partnership through an FTAHindustan Times20 Jun 2023
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