ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment

While the IPN phenomenon has accelerated trade and investment linkages between countries in East and South-East Asia, the remainder of the region has not matched those countries in this process. The...

Sit-in at this forum with experts from China, Japan, India and other Asia-Pacific countries as they continue their discussions on formulating, implementing and maintaining strategies towards trade...

Recent years has seen a sharp increase in the trade of intermediate goods between ASEAN countries and China, reflecting the emergence of China as a regional “assembly centre” and sourcing the bulk of...

This publication provides a bird's eye view of the current status of trade relations between the two regions. As a part of the Studies in Trade and Investment Series, this publication presents an...

This report analyses investment facilitation commitments for sustainable development within the context of the the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the ASEAN Investment Facilitation...

After more than a decade of negotiations, the Ninth Ministerial Conference, held in Bali in 2013, brought reprieve for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). The Ministerial Declaration that was agreed on...

Global value chains and international production networks are creating an international economy increasingly characterized by fragmented and specialized production dispersed across borders. This study...

The world annual average production of pulses currently is around 57 million tons. About half of this amount is produced in Asia with China, Australia, Myanmar and Thailand being the major exporters...

A new and vital report which examines the scope for promoting Myanmar's interdependency in trade and investment with its neighbouring countries as well as with Japan. It analyzes Myanmar's export...

This publication consists of an overall synthesis study on: Bangladesh, China, India, the Pacific Island Countries, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. The studies demonstrate that identifying current non...

This publication offers in-depth expert views of trade issues and WTO negotiations and is useful for trade negotiators, trade economists and government officials. It presents a set of papers that...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics, amongst others, have been mobilized to fight against the pandemic. But it is also...

All major pepper producing, exporting and importing countries of the region will be provided here with an opportunity to discuss and consider measures to increase export earnings through quality...

Owing to the great potential for economic development and prosperity in the Indo-China, the private sector can play a substantial role as the driving force for sustained growth. This publication...

A new book with information that will contribute to a continuous upgrading of export capabilities in the fisheries sector of the island developing countries of the ESCAP region and lead to a more...

This policy-oriented paper identifies initiatives that policy-makers in the Asia Pacific region should duly consider for promoting CSR practices, at both the regional and national levels, and spanning...

It is hoped that the information given here will be useful not only to policy makers in assisting them to create conducive environments for foreign investment, but also to potential foreign investors...

The information contained in this new publication will be useful to all policy makers in assisting them to create conducive environments for foreign investments. Along with the prospects of the sector...

A focus on the development of transitional economies through intraregional trade expansion and economic cooperation with neighbouring countries. A case study of the Northeast Asia Sub-region is...

This publication evaluates the current level of trade costs in the Asia-Pacific region and outlines recent evidence with regard to the impacts of various trade facilitation measures in reducing trade...