Asian Economic Integration Report 2022: Advancing Digital Services Trade in Asia and the Pacific
This presentation discussed the latest trends and analysis of regional cooperation and integration in Asia.
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This presentation discussed the latest trends and analysis of regional cooperation and integration in Asia.
RCI promotes growth and narrows development gaps between ADB’s developing member countries by building high quality cross-border infrastructure, closer trade integration, intraregional supply chains, and stronger financial links, and motivating provision of regional public goods, enabling slow-moving economies to speed their own expansion.
Gilberto Llanto was formerly the President of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and currently is a member of PIDS' Board of Trustees. He previously served as the Deputy Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority, Vice-President of PIDS, and Executive Director (with the rank of Assistant Secretary/Assistant Minister) of the Agricultural Credit Policy Council.
In this presentation, Ms. Yang discussed integrated corridor management in the context of ADB's existing regional cooperation programs. In particular, she presented various initiatives related to modal integration, intermodal logistics centers and services, integrated border crossing point management, and harmonization of standards and procedures.
The growth of developing Asian countries is expected to remain solid amid the continued robust growth in major advanced economies. Domestic demand will still be the main growth driver, as strong consumption will continue. Asia’s regional integration is deepening, and global financial market interconnectedness is intensifying, but the banking network could transmit shocks across borders.
Regional integration is a multi-dimensional process. It matters for inclusive growth. This presentation discusses the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index, a composite index developed by ADB that measures the degree of regional cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific.
The featured book provides insights into commercial relations between large economies and small states, the benefits of regional integration, the role of small states as financal centres as well as B2B and state to state dispute resolution involving small states.
Realization of a resilient, inclusive, competitive, and harmonious Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by 2030 entails forming aspirations and meeting challenges. Overcoming the challenges, however, will require transforming the ASEAN Economic Community into a truly borderless entity. ASEAN should not merely copy the European Union, but strive instead to form a partnership for shared prosperity.
The learning event provided an overview of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The aspirations and challenges in transforming ASEAN into a borderless economic community by 2030 are explained. It also examined the enabling factors, institutional architecture, and policy options needed to achieve the desired outcome.
The Asia Pacific region accounted for 15% of total International Trade Center (ITC) delivery in 2012. Find out about ITC's work in the region, which entails facilitating multilateral and regional integration, linking vulnerable communities with global markets, and assisting sector specific export diversification.