The recently signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) promises to expand trade substantially for the 15 participating…

This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options…

The WTO is facing a historical crisis. Its main functions ‒ namely, providing a negotiating forum, administrating WTO trade agreements…

The development of the Middle Corridor is institutionally independent and potentially transformative for the economies of Central Asia,…

While ASEAN has much to gain from economic cooperation and integration, it faces nontrivial growth and integration barriers.

This publication introduces an online database of international investment agreements involving Asia and the Pacific and analyzes…

Central Asian countries need to implement domestic policy reforms that will make it easier to start new businesses and to trade across…

Infrastructure has a significant impact on firm performance in the CAREC member countries.

The size of employment tends to have a greater impact on productivity in Asia and Pacific countries, while labor skills have greater…