<p>The publication examines the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for developing countries of the ESCAP region and considers alternative scenarios as countries prepare for further multilateral ...

The study on the expansion of export of manufactured products from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is the output of the Seminar. It consists of two volumes: Volume I. Regional study; and Volume II. National studies. ...

This publication brings together papers prepared for the "Regional Agricultural Trade Liberalization" project, which was implemented by the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) researchers between ...

By Pierre Sauv, Gloria Pasadilla and Mia Mikic Despite most of the Asian economies depending on a strong manufacturing sector in their export-led growth during the past several decades, the service sector has been receiving ...

<p></p> Reducing trade costs is essential for developing economies to participate in international production networks and effectively use trade as an engine of growth and sustainable development. This can be accomplished ...

<p>Multilateral, plurilateral, unilateral, as well as regional integration efforts in the Asia-Pacific have brought down tariffs, increased connectivity, helped achieve regulatory harmonization and promoted cooperation ...

This section discusses briefly how the study objective was conceived and provides an overview of trade among the Participating States of APTA. It also sets the objective, and discusses the methodology and data sources ...

Managing climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been recognized as one of the world's greatest challenges in current times, in particular in Asia and the Pacific which accounts for most of the world's ...

The agricultural sector lies at the heart of the trade and sustainable development nexus. In the Asia-Pacific region, agricultural production provides livelihoods to close to half of the regional population. Agricultural ...

This Report presents the main findings of the second UN Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation covers 120 countries and 47 measures related to the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), ...