We examine the countercyclicality of remittance inflows to the countries in Asia and the Pacific. We also identify … to which remittances are countercyclical is found to vary significantly by subregion: Central Asia and Southeast Asia …

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 …

This paper provides an account of the resort in recent years by governments in the Asia Pacific region to …. Meanwhile, many developing countries in the Asia Pacific relied more on traditional forms of protectionism. The result is a more … fragmented set of markets in the Asia Pacific region than before the crisis. …

the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). The FTAAP initiative represents a politically ambitious, high potential benefit option for … the Asia-Pacific region; defuse the renewed risk of 'drawing a line down the middle of the Pacific' as East Asian, and … perhaps the Western Hemisphere, initiatives produce disintegration of the Asia-Pacific region rather than the integration of …

This paper considers emerging commercial policy challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region in light of the impasse …

This study addresses three questions that arise in Asia when formulating, financing, implementing, and maintaining …

toward achieving economic integration in Asia and the Pacific, or trigger the formation of two large trade blocs which will …

areas and small and landlocked countries to major business centers. Even if the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed progress … regional infrastructure in Asia. Among these reasons is that regional infrastructure enhances competitiveness and productivity … paper provides a comprehensive estimate of Asia’s need for infrastructure services. The estimates show that developing …

Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …