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Policies to enhance trade facilitation in South Asia and Southeast Asia
Bayley, Anthony - 2014
This paper discusses trade facilitation in the context of enhancing trading links between South and Southeast Asia, in a manner understandable to the non-specialist. Presently, these two Asian regions tend to trade preferentially with distant markets. One of the reasons cited for the limited...
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The role of Sri Lanka in enhancing connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia
Weerakoon, Dushni; Perera, Nipuni - 2014
Improving physical connectivity between South and Southeast Asia has long been recognized as a key element in promoting greater trade and investment linkages within the region. As an island economy, Sri Lanka's regional connectivity has been mainly through its main sea port in Colombo, a...
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : a Bangladesh country study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes ways to deepen regional and interregional...
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Myanmar : the key link between South Asia and Southeast Asia
Florento, Hector; Corpuz, Maria Isabela - 2014
This paper examines the road and railway links in Myanmar connecting northeast India on the one side with the rest of Southeast Asia on the other. It also discusses the importance of new deep-sea ports in creating alternative shipping routes, essential for Myanmar's international links. It also...
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Disintegration of the EU and the implications for ASEAN
Peimani, Hooman - 2020
The EU has evolved from a grouping of six Western European countries with stated economic objectives to a large regional organization of now 27 European countries pursuing a wide range of political, economic, social, environmental, and security objectives, while the majority of the other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219825
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Regional institutions in Europe and Southeast Asia : lessons for economic integration in South Asia
Sudan, Falendra Kumar - 2020
Except for the history of colonialism, the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have similar roots and they share initial targets to foster economic growth and competitiveness. However, the EU and ASEAN have diverging economic integration paths. The ASEAN...
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India's emerging connectivity with Southeast Asia : progress and prospects
De, Prabir - 2014
Connectivity is the key building block of convergence and cohesion in any regional integration initiative. Development of connectivity across any region - especially of transportation linkages, energy pipelines, and information and communication technology - contributes to integration by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010458163
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Impact of information technology and e-commerce on Indonesia's trade to ASEAN countries
Aryani, Yulya; Andari, Wina; Suhindarto - 2021
This paper aims to confirm the impact of ICT on Indonesia's trade with ASEAN partner countries and the use of ICT on … ASEAN member countries from Indonesia's trading partners. Furthermore, this study uses two groups of variables, namely … have a significant positive impact in increasing the trade value of Indonesia to trading partner countries in ASEAN. In …
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Political economy of East Asian regional integration and cooperation
Katada, Saori N. - 2009
In the last decade, East Asia has engaged in constructing numerous mechanisms to enhance regional cooperation in the areas of trade and finance. However, the region's economic architecture exhibits certain idiosyncrasies such as an eclectic institutional structure and a limited level of...
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An integrated and smart ASEAN : overcoming adversities and achieving sustainable and inclusive growth
Park, Cyn-Young; Yeung, Bernard - 2021
Asia's economic significance has risen substantially over the past several decades. Further economic development in ASEAN, with its massive population, requires very efficient utilization of resources and cross-border cooperation. While ASEAN has much to gain from economic cooperation and...
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