Asian Development Blog

Seizing the Opportunity to Prolong Asia’s Trade Growth Momentum

Asian policy makers must take proactive steps to turn a nascent upturn into a sustained boom. Missing the opportunity will have enormous costs.

Multimodal parks can help India develop a world-class logistics sector to realize its enormous economic potential.

Social media is a potential game-changer for online sales in Southeast Asia’s nascent e-commerce market.

If we prepare for the disruptions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it can deliver more and better jobs rather than fewer lower-quality ones.

Reinforcing the regional trade-FDI nexus is imperative to promote sustained high and inclusive growth in developing Asia.

Cross-border development is crucial for SMEs to realize their potential as drivers of growth and job creation in Central Asia.

The country needs a more dynamic and innovative private sector, fueled by home-grown entrepreneurship.

The progress of digitization in trade is being driven by the objective of cost reduction – not inclusion.

Short-term gains will not guarantee long-term benefits for an individual economy, nor shared prosperity from open trade.

There’s more to development that just economic growth from international trade.