Achievements under the Asian Bond Market Initiative (ABMI) and the Chang Mai Initiative Multilaterization (CMIM)

The video highlights the impact of the 1997/98 Asian Financial Crisis on the region and the reforms undertaken by the ASEAN+3 policy makers. Watch Video

Fast Facts: ASEAN Infrastructure Fund

By establishing the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, ASEAN would be taking a major step towards investing more if its resources in its own development needs. Read More

Fast Facts: ASEAN, the PRC and India - The Great Transformation?

A new ADB-ADBI publication looks at how the economies of ASEAN, People’s Republic of China and India might fare by 2030. Read More

Investing in the Region

Bond markets continue to expand rapidly in emerging East Asia, as ADB's Asia Bond Monitor April 2012 shows. But they have the potential to expand even more. Read More

Overview

Regional cooperation and integration (RCI) is a process by which national economies become more interconnected regionally. RCI plays a critical role in accelerating economic growth, reducing poverty and economic disparity, raising productivity and employment, and strengthening institutions. It narrows development gaps between ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) by building closer trade integration, intraregional supply chains, and stronger financial links, enabling slow-moving economies to speed their own expansion.

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