to examine the impact of access to finance on firms' export decisions in the Asia-Pacific countries. In particular, we …

the ‘new normal' of lower economic growth in China will impact on the prospects for trade in the Asia-Pacific region … 2019), forecasts show that China's ‘new normal' (7% p.a.) would lead to a slowdown in real total Asia-Pacific trade growth …

, estimated to be at least $119 billion to $183 billion for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, per year. Notably, this is …

SAARC Corridor 1, which is one of the leading corridors in South Asia that handles considerably good amount of overland …

The future creation of a region-wide economic agreement in Asia has become the hot issue among trade policymakers in … the region. The APEC 2010 Summit Statement clearly states that the members should pursue a Free Trade Area of the Asia … (TPP). This paper considers the path or sequencing towards a future region-wide economic agreement in Asia, both …

of rules to existing FTAs in Asia (both intra- and extra-regional) to guage the degree to which they approach best …

evaluate the economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy changes in Asia and the Pacific. The CGE analysis … through investment liberalization. While results vary across subregions in the Asia-Pacific, both trade facilitation and … that liberalization policies increase CO2 emissions at the regional level. Importantly, economic growth in Asia and the …

analysis of paperless trade measures included in selected RTAs in Asia and the Pacific confirms that the coverage of RTAs of … Trade in Asia and the Pacific can be expected to provide a useful tool for harmonized implementation of many of these …

We examine the determinants of financial development in Asia and the Pacific from 1995 to 2011. To do so, we apply the …