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
- India: Trade 'protectionism' to figure in US talksThe Hindu Business Line23 Feb 2020
- Indonesia: [Foreign Minister] Marsudi meets Vietnamese businesspersons to boost bilateral investmentAntara16 Jan 2020
- US and [People's Republic of] China tiptoe around holes in new trade dealThe Star16 Jan 2020
Opinions and Editorials
- Pakistan-Japan economic relationsBusiness Recorder25 Feb 2020
- Cambodia-[People's Republic of] China: Solid and ironclad friendshipKhmer Times7 Feb 2020
- Golden age of Japan-Philippines relations philstar.com8 Jan 2020
Studies and Research
- International Trade, Transparency and Gender Equality: The Case of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) PlusUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development29 Jul 2019
- Services for Trade Competitiveness: Country and Regional Assessments of Services TradeC. H. Hollweg and S. Sáez (editors)World Bank1 Jun 2019
- Trade Linkages and International Business Cycle Comovement: Evidence from Korean Industry DataD. LeeInternational Monetary Fund24 May 2019
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?
