Trade
Theme curator: Helble, Matthias & Taneja, Nisha
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The services economy is on the rise all around the world, and services now account for the largest share of economic activity and employment in almost every country. Services are becoming increasingly tradable under World Trade Organization rules and bilateral and regional free trade agreements, and some services subsectors are also seeing rates of productivity growth comparable to that in manufacturing. That's good news for competitive service providers, who want market openings and level playing-fields, whether they be in developed or developing countries.
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This timely ADBIPress title from theme co-curator Matthias Helble marshals the latest evidence on how technologies and globalization are freeing and opening up the services industry for the benefit of everyone.
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Leveraging Services for Development: Prospects and Policies
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-06-30)
The services economy is on the rise all around the world, and services now comprise the largest share of economic activity and employment in almost every country. Yet, the services economy remains relatively understudied. This book presents the latest ...
Trade Facilitation Measures to Enhance Participation of Women in Cross-border Trade in BBIN
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-01-30)
Trade facilitation measures improve the trading environment by reducing transaction costs and thereby increasing the gains from trade. Although the use of trade facilitation measures for tackling trade bottlenecks has gained traction in recent times ...
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Malaysia’s Oil and Gas Sector: Constant Expectations despite Diminishing Returns
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022-03-02)Since the oil and gas (O&G) sector’s take-off in the 1970s, this natural bounty has yielded myriad benefits to Malaysia. While not falling into the ‘resource curse’ of an unquestioned reliance on natural resources, the O&G sector is nonetheless a key ... -
The Economy of Azerbaijan 2021: An upswing from Economic Rebound with the Risks in Scenario
(Center for Economic and Social Development, 2022-03-01)The year 2020 posed an unprecedented challenge to the World economy with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic shrinking the global GDP by 6,7%1 and bringing worldwide severe economic repercussions. Thanks to the massive vaccination program, global ... -
RSIS NTS Bulletin: February 2022
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-28)NTS Bulletin is a monthly periodical that discusses current issues concerning Climate change, Energy, food, water and Health security; Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. -
Understanding SME Trade Finance in ASEAN: An Overview
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-02-28)SMEs are the most important source of employment in all ASEAN countries, but a lack of access to external sources of finance may limit their expansion and growth. In particular, the existence of a trade finance gap can curtail their participation in ... -
Global Value Chains and Premature Deindustrialisation in Malaysia
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-02-28)Malaysia has experienced premature deindustrialisation since the early 1990s. The decline in the relative contribution of manufacturing to the economy has been underpinned by structural changes in the electronic, electrical, and machinery industries. ... -
Chief Executive Officer Attributes and Trade
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-02-28)Many articles in international trade literature have shown that firm productivity is a robust determinant of firms’ export and import activities. Further, the literature has also found that, despite being statistically significant, the magnitude of ... -
How can the Philippines seize the opportunities in services trade under RCEP?
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)Despite being a wide-ranging trading arrangement (Ho 2020; Pearson 2020; Rivas 2020; Drysdale and Armstrong 2021), RCEP is considered a marginal regional trade agreement. This is because RCEP merely compiles the previous commitments of the Association ... -
Empowering women-led MSMEs to engage in cross-border e-commerce trade through RCEP
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-02-28)This Policy Note presents a gendered perspective on the impact of e-commerce adoption on the performance of women-led MSMEs (WoMSMEs) in Metro Manila and their propensity to engage in cross-border e-commerce trade once RCEP is in effect. The findings ... -
Industrial Safety of Non-RMG Enterprises and Workers: Perspective on BIDA-led Monitoring Initiative
(Centre for Policy Dialogue, 2022-02-28)Industrial safety in non readymade garments (RMG) enterprises has remained almost unaddressed over the decades. The tragedy occurred at a food-processing factory (Hashem foods Ltd.) in Narayanganj on 8 July 2021, which killed over 52 workers and injured ... -
Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic for Developing a Resilient ASEAN
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-28)The vast differences in the level of economic and social development, political governance, and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, nearly all ASEAN member states share a common outlook towards growth strategies. They will all ...