the world's freshwater supplies go to agriculture; in South Asia, agriculture uses over 90%. On-farm greenhouse gas …; in Asia, during the same period, on-farm GHG emissions grew by 27%, from 2.5 to 3.2 GtCO2e. All of this puts agriculture … to "end hunger" and "achieve food security and improved nutrition," while promoting "sustainable agriculture." Lifting …

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 …

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 …

In this paper, we analyzed key aspects of the changing economic relationship between the European Union (EU) and Asia … estimated 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, we argued that high-quality FTAs in Asia could be quite …

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

is becoming - one long-term response to the crisis by Asia's emerging economies. In the long run, sustainable economic … commercial and industrial enterprises in developing Asian states, particularly in Asia's more advanced developing economies. …

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 … to some other prominent regions of the world. The paper finds some evidence of growth divergence among East Asia Summit …

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 …

Mediterranean, including North Africa and Europe. Over the past decades of globalization, Asia has re-emerged as one of the major …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 …