results show that comprehensive continent-wide economic integration in Asia is unlikely to happen soon, since the integration … is confined mainly to East and Southeast Asia, while other regions are much less integrated and globalized. The … explain the success of the Asia model. Unlike the experience of the EU, the model is heavily market-driven and private …

cooperation with the European Union and East and South Asia (that is, essentially, Eurasian integration)? These are just a few of …

Preferential trade agreements have spread throughout Asia. However, they have not facilitated intra-regional trade as … agreements – have resulted in low utilization rates in Asia. The key driver of trade integration in Asia has instead been the …. At the same time, deeper trade integration in Asia, e.g. an Asian wide customs union, appears to be an unrealistic goal …

In this paper, we will examine the level of services trade integration in Asia in comparison with Europe and North … America. The main empirical findings of this paper are that (i) the regional bias of services trade in Asia is as high or … higher than in Europe and North America; (ii) in Asia, the regional bias of services trade is higher than that of goods trade …

is not well-founded. The paper also addresses the likely implications of the Single European Currency for Asia … base concerning the use of European currencies for invoicing, financial transactions, anchor and reserve purposes in Asia. …

(DigiSRII 1.0) to uncover digital economy integration trends across Asia-Pacific region. The results show that Asia and the …-income economies. In addition, there is room to enhance cybersecurity in most of Asia-Pacific economies. Regional digital policies …

for Asia's integration process. …