Despite being a wide-ranging trading arrangement (Ho 2020; Pearson 2020; Rivas 2020; Drysdale and Armstrong 2021), RCEP is considered a…

This publication explains why Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand need to ramp up cooperation to boost their special economic zones (SEZ)…

Local content requirements (LCRs) are one of several economic instruments used by governments to protect infant domestic industries or…

As tariffs have declined to a low level, the trade literature has paid increasing attention to the impact of non-tariff measures. Unlike…

This report explores how Asia and the Pacific can capitalize on growing opportunities in digital services through structural reforms and…

This publication examines the economy and trade of Pakistan in the context of global value chains (GVCs), or cross-border production…

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a forward-looking trade agreement between member economies of the Association…

This policy brief sheds light on RCEP’s potential benefits, yet apparently contradictory shallow nature, to conciliate expectations…

RCEP, the world’s largest trade agreement, will deepen economic integration and cooperation of the Asia-Pacific region. RCEP shows that…

This study provides a review of infectious disease risk financing schemes to draw lessons and recommend solutions for the Central Asia…