Kijin Kim

Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department

Kijin works on trade and financial integration within the context of regional cooperation and integration. Before joining ADB, he was a research fellow of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory at the University of Illinois, where he received his PhD in Economics. From 2004 to 2010, he worked as economist at the Bank of Korea.

Throughout Asia, countries are grappling with food supply disruptions and other challenges brought about by COVID-19. Photo: Debbie Molle

Keeping Asia and the Pacific fed during the pandemic

The COVID-19 crisis should be used as an opportunity for developing economies to implement reforms that help ensure food security

Kijin Kim, Sunae Kim, Cyn-Young Park (朴信永)

Asia is home to some of the world’s top producers of personal protective equipment for medical personnel.

Let’s support the supply lines that keep health workers safe from COVID-19

The production processes and supply chains that feed into the production of masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment must be secured.

Cyn-Young Park (朴信永), Kijin Kim

Big data and other forms of digital technology are increasingly seen as a way to facilitate trade. Photo: Markus Spiske

More than just money: Digital technologies can help narrow the trade finance gap

Digital or financial technology – including mobile internet access, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and big data – can make international trade more efficient and support financing options.

Kijin Kim