multilateralize it. The paper first reviews free trade agreement (FTA) developments, and discusses the characteristics and motives of … FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN's five FTAs each …

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 … role for the PRC in mitigating the transmission of economic shocks to Asia through trade with other regions. …

supply chains and distribution networks for producers. Asia's trade patterns are characterized by a high degree of …Infrastructure services, from both hard and soft infrastructure, play a vital role in facilitating Asia's export … intraregional trade, particularly in parts and components for geographically fragmented production networks. This is both in …

economy. It involves liberalization and facilitation of trade in goods, services, and investment, as well as protection and … small extent of intra-ASEAN trade, and the wide differences in economic size, development level, and industrial competence … strategies and external pressures (such as the formation of the European Union Single Market and the North American Free Trade …

investment. The potential gains from closer connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia are no doubt large. India … Asia will bring significant opportunities for industrial development in India and trade potential with South and East Asian … communication technology - contributes to integration by reducing transaction costs and facilitating intraregional trade and …

includes trade and investment in services, as realizing many of the goals is conditional on improved performance of services … sectors in developing countries. The global environment for trade and investment is likely to be more challenging for low …Trade can and should play an important role in making progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This …

Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA … progress in the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha negotiations and the global financial crisis, however, Asian regionalism …, ensuring better coverage of agricultural trade, forging comprehensive "WTO-plus" agreements, and encouraging a region-wide FTA …

Trade integration and free trade agreement (FTA)-led cooperation between Asia and Latin America has increased since the … by liberalizing trade and behind the border regulatory barriers. Overall Asia-Latin America FTAs provide the foundations … early 2000s. Using new criteria, this paper examines whether Asia-Latin America FTAs have facilitated market-led integration …

basket. Using this new approach, we find that there is not yet an RMB bloc in East Asia, contrary to claims made by some … dominant anchor currency in East Asia. …

this oversight by using proxy data to explore the position of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) located in Asia … fragmentation of the production process? Our examination shows that there has been a surprising amount of LDC trade activity in …