-regions within Asia. Beyond a general trend towards manufactures, it reveals remarkable differences in specialisation profiles … manufactures, resource-intensive goods still play a larger role in intra-Asian trade than in trade outside Asia. This reflects both … differences in factor endowments inside Asia but also differences in access conditions (trade policy). Growth in intra-Asian trade …

FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN's five FTAs each …

FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN's five FTAs each …

broaden FTAs in East Asia present major challenges to ASEAN. Ultimately, it is desirable for ASEAN to draw a clear picture of …

) model. The paper estimates the potential gains to be large, particularly for South Asia, assuming that the policy- and … attainable — welfare in South Asia and Southeast Asia would rise by 8.9% and 6.4% of gross domestic product, respectively, by … Asia, whose exports would rise by two thirds (64% relative to the baseline). Hence, the paper concludes that improvements …

This paper discusses trade facilitation in the context of enhancing trading links between South and Southeast Asia, in …

This paper discusses trade facilitation in the context of enhancing trading links between South and Southeast Asia, in …