Asia and the Pacific, and particularly for emerging Asian economies, which are heavily dependent on imported energy and … resources. Acknowledging this fact, individual governments in Asia have recently been taking effective actions in the form of … capital, some of which are very specific to developing Asia. Different sector policies - such as in trade and environment …

address how Asian economies in particular are challenged by these important developments in the world economy. I also identify … policy issues faced by the policymakers in Asia. Recent studies show that East Asia is quite integrated in trade. Financial … deepening trade integration in East Asia indicates that the impact of slowdown in the US economy is not likely to be large …

globalization, and, while Asia and Europe will lead the process, it will be open to any willing partners. …Europe and Asia followed very different paths to economic integration after 1945. By 2000, an economic union with free … integration agreements were absent from Asia, although countries in East and Southeast Asia were becoming linked in global value …

analysis of paperless trade measures included in selected RTAs in Asia and the Pacific confirms that the coverage of RTAs of … Trade in Asia and the Pacific can be expected to provide a useful tool for harmonized implementation of many of these …

Southeast Asia on the other. It also discusses the importance of new deep-sea ports in creating alternative shipping routes … these gaps can be addressed will depend on the costs and benefits. South Asia-Southeast Asia connectivity can only be …

trade agreements (PTAs) are driving this trend in Asia and the Pacific as well as in Central and South America, and the … under negotiation or in force. In this regard, Asia and the Pacific has developed a rapidly evolving regional economic … Economic Partnership (or ASEAN+6 RCEP), as well as the putative Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which …

to some other prominent regions of the world. The paper finds some evidence of growth divergence among East Asia Summit … agreements is of paramount importance given the phenomenal economic performance of Asia. Against this backdrop this paper tries … to describe the nature and extent of developmental and growth asymmetries in Asia. Some conceptual aspects of growth …

Until the 13th century, the ancient Silk Route of Asia was the world's most important cross-border artery, at a time … when Asia was a major trade and economic center of the world. The "Silk Road" refers to an extensive pan-Asia … Mediterranean, including North Africa and Europe. Over the past decades of globalization, Asia has re-emerged as one of the major …

FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN's five FTAs each …

The impact of globalization in terms of bilateral trade is a renowned theoretical underpinning in the literature … provide pragmatic evidence of trade integration from the digitalization in Asia. Moreover, in identifying the factors … digitalization in Asia. The Bayesian approach of the gravity model gives robust estimates for determining the impact factor for the …