Labour migration in the Asia-Pacific is dynamic and growing. Variable economic growth, deepening regional integration, and growing disparities in wealth, both within and among countries, have created strong incentives for workers to relocate across borders. Patterns of migration are also...

Reducing trade costs in Asia and the Pacific: key findings and the way forward -- Facilitating participation of SMEs in trade: financing and communications technology as key enablers -- Including landlocked developing countries: trade facilitation potential of existing Asian transit agreements...

The expansion of international production networks (IPNs), alternatively referred to as “global value chains” raises important new analytical and policy challenges. This study demonstrates how the growing importance of international product fragmentation and intermediate goods in...