Industry and trade
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Taking ownership: Better data is needed on women’s assets in Asia
By Kaushal Joshi, Mildred Addawe, Arturo Martinez on Monday, 24 June 2019
Collecting sex-disaggregated data on asset ownership is an important step in achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific.
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Blue skies and green steppe – developing sustainable tourism in Mongolia
By Mark R. Bezuijen on Monday, 04 March 2019
Scaling up ecotourism in Mongolia requires a multi-sector approach that carefully balances conservation and development.
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How a spike in trade with PRC has reduced income inequality in Viet Nam
By Matthias Helble, Trang Thu Le, Trinh Q. Long on Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Viet Nam is a particularly good case to measure the impact on income inequality of rising trade with the People's Republic of China.
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Promoting green business: 3 priorities for action
By Daniele Ponzi, Erin Jan Sinogba on Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Consumers, investors, producers, distributors, and the public all have a role to play in taking partial responsibility for environmental management.
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Will trade tensions dim Christmas lights?
By Jong Woo Kang on Thursday, 20 December 2018
This holiday season, Christmas tree lights will still flicker despite the US-PRC trade tensions. But if the conflict rages, they may be dimmer next year.
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Why imposing trade tariffs backfires in an interconnected world
By Valerie Mercer-Blackman on Monday, 03 December 2018
Production value chains in Asia and beyond will be severely affected by the US-PRC trade tensions.
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How global trade tensions are affecting Asian financial markets
By Donghyun Park, Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin, Shu Tian on Monday, 08 October 2018
Amid uncertainty over the evolution of the PRC-US trade dispute, markets in the region are taking a wait-and-see stance.
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It’s not only manufacturing – trade services also take workers out of poverty
By Arturo Martinez, Rhea Molato Gayares, Mia Kim Maceda Veloso on Friday, 13 July 2018
Trade services are a viable alternative to keep low-skilled workers out of poverty in middle-income countries.
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Will new technologies destroy jobs in Asia? New ADB podcast
By Andrew Perrin, Erik Churchill on Wednesday, 02 May 2018
Over four episodes, our experts discuss the impact of automation on industries and jobs in the region
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Philippine BPOs: Getting ahead of the automation curve
By Sameer Khatiwada on Friday, 27 April 2018
By leveraging new technology, the Philippines can pave the way for sustainable and jobs-rich growth in business process outsourcing.
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How can the changing trade landscape reshape global imbalances?
By Jong Woo Kang on Thursday, 15 March 2018
In the future, many Asian economies may not accumulate huge trade surpluses or foreign financial assets as quickly as now.
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Baiting banks: 2 lessons from incentivizing SME lending
By Donald Lambert on Tuesday, 16 January 2018
We learned in Sri Lanka that the most effective development projects not only provide new solutions to old problems, but also adapt to changing circumstances.
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Tourism: Georgian youth’s big hope for the future
By Renard Teipelke, Lee Lambert on Wednesday, 27 December 2017
If the tourism industry becomes truly sustainable, Georgian youth will have a reason to stay in their regions, or even return to them from Tbilisi.
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How can the TPP without the US still make sense?
By Jong Woo Kang on Friday, 08 December 2017
The revived Trans-Pacific Partnership retains significant potential for economic gains among its now 11 members, although the impacts will vary across countries.
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Unlocking trade potential in services through digitalization
By Cyn-Young Park, Fahad Khan, Cindy Justo on Thursday, 16 November 2017
ICT is transforming the services sector in Asia and the Pacific. Still, we need to narrow the digital divide between countries.
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Seizing the opportunity to prolong Asia’s trade growth momentum
By Jong Woo Kang on Monday, 13 November 2017
Asian policy makers must take proactive steps to turn a nascent upturn into a sustained boom. Missing the opportunity will have enormous costs.
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What multimodal parks can do for logistics in India
By Hoe Yun Jeong on Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Multimodal parks can help India develop a world-class logistics sector to realize its enormous economic potential.
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How Southeast Asia can maximize e-commerce opportunities
By Cyn-Young Park, Fahad Khan, Cindy Justo on Friday, 01 September 2017
Social media is a potential game-changer for online sales in Southeast Asia’s nascent e-commerce market.
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The future of work in developing Asia
By Ingrid van Wees on Wednesday, 23 August 2017
If we prepare for the disruptions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it can deliver more and better jobs rather than fewer lower-quality ones.
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Doubling down on GVC-linked FDI
By Yasuyuki Sawada, Fahad Khan on Wednesday, 02 August 2017
Reinforcing the regional trade-FDI nexus is imperative to promote sustained high and inclusive growth in developing Asia.
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