Industry and Trade

Regional Cooperation and Integration: Experiences in Asia and the Pacific

This document provides a summary of a conference on regional cooperation and integration and serves as a basic reference for research and studies that seek to improve understanding of issues and challenges in regional cooperation and integration. Read More

Asian Development Bank Trade Finance Survey: Major Findings

Findings from this survey suggest that trade finance gaps exist and need to be addressed because of the strong links between trade finance, business expansion, and job creation. Read More

Asian Countries Grow Closer

Economies in the Asia the Pacific region are more integrated but complex challenges remain and concerns about Europe could slow progress. Read More

Focus on Trade Finance

Encouraging trade in Asia's most challenging markets is key to economic growth and job creation. Read More

Promoting Regional Trade in Asia and the Pacific

ADB’s overarching goal of poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific is contingent on the growth of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and regional trade among partners. The key objective is to boost productivity and help create more jobs for 750 million people. Essential to this is expanding and improving trade so the benefits can be shared by all economies in the region.

Free trade agreements

With the continuous proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in the Asia and Pacific region, the ARIC FTA database tracks and provides a comprehensive listing of all bilateral and plurilateral FTAs with at least one Asian country as signatory. It covers all agreements at all stages of development, from those under study or consultation to those in force. View database