<p>The report presents the results of the 2021 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for 10 ASEAN countries that reviewed the progress of trade facilitation reforms. It provides a ...

<p>Labour migration in the Asia-Pacific is dynamic and growing. Variable economic growth, deepening regional integration, and growing disparities in wealth, both within and among countries, have created strong incentives ...

An efficient and secured border management is vital for conducting cross-border trade in a smooth and cost-effective way. This is particularly true for the landlocked developing countries which are far away from seaports. ...

<p></p> Consultations between India and 13 Latin American countries to identify opportunities for interregional technical and economic co-operation were held from 5 to 7 June 1979 at New Delhi. The consultations were held ...

<p>Living through the current economic crisis, it is hard to imagine that Asia is the same region that was recently touted as being the engine of growth for the world economy far into the twenty-first century. As is too ...

The drafting of the Handbook on negotiating development oriented intellectual property provisions in trade and investment agreements (Handbook here forth) was guided by the objective of supporting Asia and the Pacific ...

Global and regional merchandise trade have faced significant downward pressure throughout 2019 and 2020. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with increasing trade tensions and an already slowing global ...

<p>The expansion of international production networks (IPNs), alternatively referred to as &ldquo;global value chains&rdquo; raises important new analytical and policy challenges. This study demonstrates how the growing ...

<p>The Asia-Pacific region is already the fastest growing e-commerce marketplace. The region covers 43% of the global share of the e-commerce market with a value of $1 trillion in e- commerce transactions. In this context, ...

<ul> <li>The Asia-Pacific region is a major contributor of PTAs, accounting for about half of PTAs worldwide. As of November 2021, there are 195 PTAs in force, 19 signed and pending ratification, and 97 under negotiation, ...