Preparing for LDC Graduation: Sustaining Development and Integration amid Changing Trade Schemes
Asian countries moving out of low-income status are planning reforms to keep growing despite reduced trade benefits.
Industry and trade
Industry and trade
Development of the Creative Economy in Asia and the Pacific
The creative economy has emerged as a vital driver of economic growth and resilience, social inclusion and equity, international influence and intercultural dialogue, and sustainable development.
Increasing trust in cross-border e-commerce and artificial intelligence
E-commerce has lowered trade barriers and stimulated trade growth around the world, but trust issues still remain.
Rail routes offer boost to India–Bangladesh cross-border trade
The limited operation of land ports during the pandemic has increased demand for the transport of goods through railways.
Fashion industry SMEs look to new strategies to overcome pandemic impacts
The fashion industry employs millions worldwide, but its SMEs have faced unprecedented challenges and a widening digitalization gap during the pandemic.
Harnessing digitalization on the path to sustainable economic development in Asia
Digitalization is helping to transform economies by enhancing economy-wide competitiveness and productivity, with trade being an important channel. The use of big data and the emergence of online platforms have further bolstered the progression of the digital economy, particularly in Asia.
Infrastructure investment key to unlocking emerging Asia-Europe trade corridor
Spanning from the People’s Republic of China through Central Asian countries along the Caspian Sea to Europe, the Trans-Caspian Corridor is an increasingly important channel for transportation and cross-border trade. Considerable financing gaps and other challenges must be addressed to meet its rapidly expanding infrastructure needs.
COVID-19’s impact in Asia shapes blueprint for sustainable economic recovery
The economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Asia highlights the importance of entrenching longer-term sustainability and economic resilience into the recovery process. The macroeconomic effects of the pandemic, as well as the impact on firms and households in Asia, are featured in a new ADBI edited book, COVID-19 Impacts and Policy Options: An Asian Perspective.
Infrastructure investment to spur firm performance in Central Asia
Effective infrastructure projects not only construct infrastructure, such as roads, railways, water supply, and electricity, but can boost economic growth in the surrounding region through “spillover effects” (Yoshino, Azhgaliyeva, and Mishra 2021). The infrastructure benefits firms by lowering costs and improving connectivity and the ease of doing business, leading to greater sales and exports.
Rethinking the impact of the lockdown on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the Philippines
The National Capital Region (NCR) and four provinces in the Philippines have returned to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) since 29 March 2021 due to surging cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The ECQ is the strictest measure for prohibiting the movement of people for nonessential purposes and strengthening curfews. The Philippine government moved to the ECQ, or lockdown, to contain the spread of COVID-19 quickly after the pandemic was identified in March 2020.