Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- National economies compared -- Participants and incentives -- Central banks, interest rates and money -- Domestic policies and global repercussions -- Global trade and trends -- International payments and exchange -- Investor decisions, moving economies --...

After considering the background to the G20 summit meetings after the recent global economic and financial crisis, this paper aims to identify the trade agenda that represents Asia's concerns for the global and regional trading system. Asia, in particular East Asia, has played an important role...