trade, in many cases going beyond international requirements. Asian countries - China most conspicuously - have been taking …

regional and interregional cooperation arrangements. In this context, the experience of Asia, where about 85 per cent of total … government and in the private sector with an indepth analysis of the dynamic trends of South-South trade in Asia and rapidly … strategies, and assessment of their contribution to South-South trade growth in Asia …

FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN's five FTAs each … with the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, and Australia/New Zealand, which are considered …

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 …

Trade policy in Asia has switched from non-discriminatory unilateral liberalisation, reinforced by GATT/ WTO … commitments, to discriminatory FTAs. The paper surveys the FTA activity of the major regional players: China, India, the ASEAN …

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 …

continent. Within the last two decades, the end of the autarky of China and the COMECON bloc led to a dramatic opening to the …