Unlocking Trade Potential in Services Through Digitalization
ICT is transforming the services sector in Asia and the Pacific. Still, we need to narrow the digital divide between countries.
Vocational Training – Crucial, But Not Everything
Completing a short training course doesn’t necessarily provide the ‘employability edge.’ What else is at play?
What Africa Can Learn from Asian Supply Chains
As wages and other business costs increase in East Asia, there is an incentive for some supply chains in food processing and garments to shift to Africa.
What Did We Learn from the US Election on Globalization, Trade?
One plausible reason for the shock result could be unequal distribution of benefits from globalization and free trade.
What Multimodal Parks Can Do for Logistics in India
Multimodal parks can help India develop a world-class logistics sector to realize its enormous economic potential.
Why Imposing Trade Tariffs Backfires in an Interconnected World
Production value chains in Asia and beyond will be severely affected by the US-PRC trade tensions.
Why It Matters That One of the Region’s Biggest Trade Deals is Being Upgraded
Important changes are underway for Southeast Asia’s relationship with its biggest trading partner, the People’s Republic of China.
Why Partnering with the Private Sector is Key to Inclusive Growth
Over the past couple of decades, no one can deny that the Asia and Pacific region has represented a remarkable success story. Absolute poverty levels have fallen significantly and the region is on course to achieve a number of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Why Penalizing Imports is a Bad Idea
Short-term gains will not guarantee long-term benefits for an individual economy, nor shared prosperity from open trade.
Why Poor Countries Should Invest First in National Trade Infrastructure
There’s more to development that just economic growth from international trade.