This publication focuses on export competitiveness policy for sustained economic growth and recovery in the ESCAP region and reviews recent economic and trade developments. The impact of regionalism, multilateralism and ...

<p>ESCAP, with the financial support of the Netherlands Government, organized an Expert Group Meeting on Post-cocoon Operations. The purpose of the meeting was to provide traditional, as well as newly-emerging silk producing ...

The Monterrey Consensus underscores the central role of international trade as well as private capital flows as engines for development. In many countries, they account for much larger sources of financing for development ...

This publication is the result of a project on the Harmonization of e-commerce Legal Systems in Asia and the Pacific (Phase I), implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, ...

This publication provides perspectives when viewing the Asian and Pacific region in terms of the post-Cancún regional trading environment. Chapter I contains three analytical policy studies. Chapter II consists of three ...

This publication contains two background studies that ESCAP undertook as part of the IT programme for private sector development of the Greater Mekong Subregion. The study on regional trade in ICT goods and services in GMS ...

This publication reviews the current situation of the automobile industry sector in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand. Best practices and major policies related to promoting ...

This paper examines the current status of the WTO accession process and the experience of ESCAP developing members undergoing WTO accession: Bhutan, Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal Samoa, Vanuatu, ...

Facilitation of international trade and transport involves many government agencies and authorities as well as public and private entities. Efficient and effective coordination among all relevant government agencies and ...

The Annual Report 2014 outlines the work programme and activities of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific through case studies and highlights during 2013-2014. It includes reporting of successes, ...