Wignaraja, Ganeshan
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Changing Patterns of Trade and Global Value Chains in Postcrisis AsiaSophisticated 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 AsiaThe 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 RecommendationsThis 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 ApproachCGE 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 GiantsBoth 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 AgreementsThe 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 ChallengesThis 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 NetworkThis 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 AsiaThis 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 AnalysisThis 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