Against the backdrop of growing momentum for regional cooperation and integration (RCI) in Asia, this paper examines … in this paper includes an Asia-wide definition of regional roads that fall on the Asian Highway (AH) network. The AH … linkages to Europe. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) conducts research on …

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 …

before. The Asia-Pacific region as a whole has increased its share of global commodity imports, across all sectors (minerals … energy security more challenging than before. The Asia-Pacific economies hold vast amounts of fossil and non-fossil energy … import demand. Despite holding vast coal and natural gas reserves, demand for fossil fuel in Asia and the Pacific is …

attempt to identify the comprehensive picture of non-notified RTAs, with an emphasis on the Asia and the Pacific. Because …

This paper examines the major drivers and draggers of regional economic cooperation and integration (RECI) in Asia and … and rule of law; and institutions and geopolitics. The assessment suggests that East Asia has been fortunate to have been …-border economic integration, despite its much less democratic political regime. South Asia is almost the obverse image of East 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 …

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

In this paper, we propose a panel approach in the construction of the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration … principal components analysis. Findings suggest the pace of integration in Asia was broadly steady over the 11-year sample …. Based on global normalization, Asia comes second to the European Union (EU) in progress on regional integration, but in …

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 …