ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Kenji Takamiya
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Mainstreaming Aid for Trade for Structural Reforms in the Changing Landscape of the Global Economy
This paper examines the potential of aid for trade to advance trade liberalization in developing countries. -
Multilateralism, Regionalism, and Unilateralism Retrospectives: Case for Hybrid Multilateralism for Trade Liberalization in Developing Countries
This brief calls for multilateral institutions to enhance their support for unilateral trade liberalization through bilateral negotiations and multilateral approval, with some emphasis on market opening for trade in goods. -
Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Light of Regional Trade Integration in Eurasia
This brief presents legal and theoretical underpinnings to assess the potential impact of tariffs of the Eurasian Economic Union and highlights ways to make customs unions building blocks of more liberal global trade. -
WTO Accession and Post-Accession Trade Policy by Selected Transition Economies in the Caucasus and Central Asia
The publication reviews the experience of five transition economies from the Caucasus and Central Asia that acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and their post accession trade policy performance.
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We Need to Mainstream Structural Reforms in Aid for Trade
The global economic landscape warrants mainstreaming trade policy reform back into trade-related external support.