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Industry and trade, Regional cooperation and integration

RCEP – a life raft for trade liberalization in Asia

By . Posted April 21, 2016
RCEP - a life raft for trade liberalization in Asia
There seems to be a pushback against trade agreements in the post global financial crisis era. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was signed in early 2016, but US presidential candidates have spared no effort criticizing it so near-term ratification is highly uncertain. The WTO Doha Round is in the deep freeze after 14 years of negotiations. Unilateral trade liberalization has virtually come to a standstill.

Regional cooperation and integration

Mega-regional infrastructure initiatives – Asia’s new noodle bowl?

By . Posted November 5, 2015
ADB has financed part of the Almaty-Bishkek highway
One of the striking lessons from Asia’s success over the past few decades is that it makes economic sense to invest in regional infrastructure to link two or more countries to support outward-oriented development strategies.