Recent developments in South Asian countries, especially the re-emergence of democratic governments, new growth momentum despite the global economic downturn and greater openness, warrant a fresh look at the region's prospects for economic integration. On the basis of a thorough review of the...

Economic policy reform and trade performance in South Asia : an overview -- Trade and foreign direct investment peformance during policy reform in Bangladesh -- India's trade and foreign direct investment performance during liberalization -- Trade and investment stagnation during external sector...

The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, inflow foreign direct investment (FDI), trade openness, and unemployment in five South Asian countries between 1998 and 2017 using a vector autoregressive model. It has been empirically...