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Live Online Discussion – Will Asia Continue to Integrate its Economies?
Europe has been the integration yardstick as Asia has built closer ties in trade, financial markets, and even on the environment. But with the Eurozone now teetering on the brink of collapse, what lessons can Asia draw? Should Asia strive for closer integration and work toward a single currency, or is the threat of contagion just too high?
Iwan Azis, Head of ADB’s Office of Regional Economic Integration and Lei Lei Song, Principal Economist in the department discuss the issues.
The full online transcript has been posted online: