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 make Asia more economically sustainable and resilient against external shocks, regional economies need to be …, reforms, systems, and procedures and through promoting effective coordination and cooperation. Asia has many overlapping … build seamless Asian connectivity, Asia needs an effective, formal, and rules-based institutional framework. The paper …

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 …

In the run-up to the 2008 global financial crisis, there was frequent discussion of Asia having decoupled from economic … expansion of intraregional trade in Asia. This paper examines the trade linkages among Asian countries and between Asia and … diffuse networks. While Asia's intraregional trade is high, most of it consists of parts and components; however, a large …

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 … interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent connecting Eastern, Southern, Central, and Western Asia with the …

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 …

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 …

FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN's five FTAs each … with the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, and Australia/New Zealand, which are considered …