Tepid trade growth since the 2008/2009 global financial crisis (GFC) has been partly attributed to sluggish demand from … developed countries. However, data reveals that developing countries play a bigger role in holding back trade growth, while … deeper the degree of devaluation and even competitive devaluations — the more likely international trade will grow slower …

trade with the PRC can become an engine of growth for developing Asia. To do so, we examine the structure of PRC's trade … consumer and less of an assembler. This provides ground for optimism about the prospects of trade with the PRC as a source of …

This paper provides trade flow projections for major Asian developing economies (ADEs) up to 2030 against the backdrop … of an in-depth analysis of policy shifts and trade patterns over the past 4 decades. Merchandise trade of ADEs has grown … standard gravity modelling framework, total real non-oil trade of ADEs would increase at an average annual rate of 8.2 during …

This paper analyzes the effects of the current trade conflict on developing Asia using the Asian Development Bank … indirect effects on gross domestic product (GDP), exports, and employment; and allows for redirection of trade toward other …)–People's Republic of China (PRC) trade conflict would shave 1% off PRC GDP and 0.2% off US GDP. The rest of developing Asia could see …

The purpose of this paper is to inform the contemporary policy debate on promoting trade among developing countries … (South-South trade) by analyzing trade patterns of developing Asian economies from a comparative global perspective. The … paper begins with a stage-setting historical overview of the policy debate on South-South trade. It then examines trends and …

intuitions and tests them against a data set covering more than 90% of world trade at the product level, between 2000 and 2011 …, particularly when vertical trade is accounted for …