Industry and Trade

Customs for Connectivity

Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Kunio Mikuriya, talks about the need for harmonized customs procedures and practices to boost trade connectivity and promote economic growth in Asia. Watch Video

Myanmar Unveils $500 Million Tourism Plan

The Tourism Master Plan for Myanmar outlines 38 development projects valued at nearly a half billion dollars, which will improve tourism competitiveness, protect environmentally important areas, and safeguard ethnic communities. Read More

Full-Steam Ahead in Push for Sri Lanka's Shipping Hub

Investment is making the Colombo Port accessible to a new generation of cargo vessels. Read More

Central Asian Cross-border Trade to Get Boost from New Road

Rehabilitated roads in landlocked Tajikistan boost trade at home and with other Central Asian nations and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). 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