Financial safety nets in Asia have come a long way since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997 - 98. Not wanting to …

Free trade agreements (FTAs) have been proliferating in Asia for more than a decade. International fragmentation of … qualitative approach that carefully examines the characteristics of both product fragmentation trade and FTAs in Asia to ascertain …

By the middle of this century, Asia's elderly population is projected to reach 922.7 million, and its share of … population 17.5%, from just 4.1% in 1950. Within the next few decades, Asia is poised to become the oldest region in the world … requires a big head-start. This paper analyzes the impact that aging is having in Asia, examines the policy options for dealing …

Infrastructure and trade in Asia : an overview / Douglas H. Brooks and Jayant Menon -- A framework for considering …. Khan -- Empirical estimates of trade costs for Asia / Prabir De -- Roads and poverty : a general equilibrium analysis for … / Christopher Edmonds and Manabu Fujimura -- Meeting the MDG water target in Asia : the role of regional co-operation / P.B. Anand …

Financial safety nets in Asia have come a long way since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997 - 98. Not wanting to …