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: Cashew exports to Viet Nam decline 37 percentKhmer Times16 Aug 2022
- Malaysia’s semiconductor industry to benefit from [the US] Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science ActThe Star15 Aug 2022
- Republic of Korea: BC Card acquires Indonesian software companykoreatimes.co.kr14 Aug 2022
Opinions and Editorials
- Commentary: What the rise of [People's Republic of] China homegrown brands means for Southeast AsiaChannel News Asia1 Jul 2022
- Global supply chains need upgrading for a green, inclusive, resilient and socially responsible futureAsian Development Bank22 Jun 2022
- Commentary: The US 'pivot to Asia' is back, but will it be enough?Channel News Asia20 Jun 2022
Studies and Research
- Economic Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for Asia and the PacificPark, C-Y., P. A. Petri, and M. G. PlummerAsian Development Bank19 Oct 2021
- Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Report 2021: Supply Chains of Critical Goods Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Disruptions, Recovery, and ResilienceUNESCAP and ADBUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific6 Oct 2021
- Illuminating the Effects of the US-[People's Republic of ]China Tariff War on [People's Republic of ]China's EconomyChor, D. and B. LiNational Bureau of Economic Research1 Oct 2021
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
