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.
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Changing Patterns of Trade and Global Value Chains in Postcrisis Asia
Sophisticated and geographically dispersed global value chains have emerged as an important feature of Asia’s economic success, particularly in East Asia.
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Regional Transport Infrastructure: Mapping Projects to Bridge South Asia and Southeast Asia
The economies of South Asia and Southeast Asia are growing and forging closer economic ties than ever before. Improving the quality of regional transport infrastructure can increase trade and economic growth.
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Financial Education in Asia: Assessment and Recommendations
This paper assesses the case for promoting financial education in Asia. It argues that the benefits of investing in financial education can be substantial.
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Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian-Southeast Asian Integration: A CGE Approach
CGE Analysis of the economic implications of deeper South Asia-Southeast Asian integration.
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The People's Republic of China and India: Commercial Policies in the Giants
Both the People's Republic of China and India face an uncertain world economic environment in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and future export success will depend on their evolving commercial policies.
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Asia's Free Trade Agreements
The spread of Asia's free trade agreements has sparked an important debate on the impact of such agreements on business activity.
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Asian FTAs: Trends, Prospects, and Challenges
This paper examines new evidence on trends, prospects, and challenges in Asian free trade agreements. It advocates for strong support system for regional production networks, WTO-plus agreements, and an East Asia-wide free trade agreement.
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东亚自由贸易协定：通向贸易自由化之路
This brief begins by discussing East Asia's emergence as a global factory and the spread of FTAs. It then examines varieties of national FTA strategies in Northeast and Southeast Asia. The brief goes on to analyze information on FTA use, impediments, and rules of origin based on the ADB multi-country survey. Finally, it explores a possible way forward, highlighting short-term measures as well as a regionwide FTA for the medium term.
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Free Trade Agreements in East Asia: A Way toward Trade Liberalization?
This brief begins by discussing East Asia's emergence as a global factory and the spread of FTAs. It then examines varieties of national FTA strategies in Northeast and Southeast Asia. The brief goes on to analyze information on FTA use, impediments, and rules of origin based on the ADB multi-country survey. Finally, it explores a possible way forward, highlighting short-term measures as well as a regionwide FTA for the medium term.
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Roads for Asian Integration: Measuring ADB's Contribution to the Asian Highway Network
This paper finds that ADB road investment has made a significant contribution to the Asian Highway network, a system of roads linking Asia and Europe. It also examines the link between regional roads and ADB support between 1966 and 2008.
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Connecting Asia: Infrastructure for Integrating South and Southeast Asia
This book analyses how closer regional connectivity and economic integration between South Asia and Southeast Asia can benefit both regions, with a focus on the role played by infrastructure and public policies in facilitating this process.
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Production Networks and Enterprises in East Asia - Industry and Firm-level Analysis
This book offers lessons for other developing regions (e.g. South Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa) interested in joining production networks to achieve industrialization and growth