development banks in the area of development finance). Asia could contribute to this transformation by building effective …

facing ASEAN could be classified into six broad categories: (1) the shifting balance of power in the Asia Pacific; (2) the …

Motivated by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Asia over the last decade, this paper studies the … challenges faced by the Asian “noodle bowl” — overlapping, multiple trade rules, regulations, and standards in Asia — in the … among Asian economies that have formed Asian supply chains, called Factory Asia. It then considers ways and means of …

This paper argues that the collective action in Asia by its regional organizations has historically suffered from a …

Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA …. Political economy considerations suggest that a likely scenario is for FTA consolidation in Asia to be followed by connections …

Asia. It finds broad geographical coverage of RTAs in the Americas, and evidence that these agreements have broadened and … looking to ensure well-functioning RTAs. It suggests that RTAs can encourage broader liberalization in Asia, but some sectors …

The formation of regional production networks in East Asia has occurred mainly through market forces, without much help …. Asia’s institutions for regionalism need strengthening through reform and innovation …

This paper analyzes key aspects of the changing economic relationship between the European Union (EU) and Asia, and … estimate the potential negative effects of Asian/Asia-Pacific regional accords on the EU, and likewise found small effects …. Nevertheless, using a highly-disaggregated (partial-equilibrium) approach, he argues that high-quality FTAs in Asia could be quite …

The Asia and Pacific region and Latin American and Caribbean region are two regions divided not only by vast geographic … cooperation between the Asia and Pacific region and Latin America and the Caribbean. It also provides some recommendations to …