Industry and trade
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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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Time for SMEs in CAREC to move beyond borders
By Ayumi Konishi on Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Cross-border development is crucial for SMEs to realize their potential as drivers of growth and job creation in Central Asia.
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Innovation to drive Viet Nam's fourth industrial revolution
By Dominic Mellor on Thursday, 01 June 2017
The country needs a more dynamic and innovative private sector, fueled by home-grown entrepreneurship.
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Digital trade needs more coordination, leadership
By Alisa DiCaprio on Thursday, 04 May 2017
The progress of digitization in trade is being driven by the objective of cost reduction – not inclusion.
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Why penalizing imports is a bad idea
By Jong Woo Kang on Monday, 10 April 2017
Short-term gains will not guarantee long-term benefits for an individual economy, nor shared prosperity from open trade.
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Why poor countries should invest first in national trade infrastructure
By Marcelo Olarreaga on Thursday, 02 February 2017
There’s more to development that just economic growth from international trade.
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Rural women in Tajikistan learn new skills, start earning for their families
By Tatiana Evstifeeva on Monday, 12 December 2016
An ADB-financed project is helping female entrepreneurs open sewing workshops, bakeries and cattle ranches, and other business ventures.
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Globalization: Between walls and roads
By M. Joseph Mariasingham on Friday, 09 December 2016
In today’s multipolar world, creating barriers to trade will invariably result in reciprocity, so in the end all countries will be worse off.
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