International trade and commerce

This report introduces the Global Integration Index, which assesses the progress of globalization across traditional areas, such as trade, investment and institutional arrangements, and includes new areas of digital connectivity and environmental cooperation.

Trade facilitation increases trade flows, lowers trade cost, and ultimately contributes to sustainable and inclusive growth.

Textiles and textile products dominate Bangladesh's exports and participation in global value chains.

This report highlights the results of Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations to support regional cooperation and integration (RCI) completed during 2017-2020.

The establishment of a Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism (TTFMM) is important because it allows a country to take stock, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize recommendations for the implementation of trade facilitation measures.

A persistently large trade finance gap is an ongoing global challenge, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, which continue to face significant barriers to access financing.

This study seeks to help fill knowledge gaps on maritime trade in the Pacific.

Since 2017, the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index (ARCII) has been used for monitoring progress in various dimensions of regional cooperation and integration (RCI).

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines need to bolster cooperation in their special economic zones (SEZ) to spur sustainable growth.

The Asian Development Bank, under the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation program, is helping Maldives implement a robust domestic and regional trade system.

Most South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) countries rely on maritime transport for their international trade.

The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) aims to strengthen regional cooperation and integration in critical areas.

This publication summarizes the key discussions of the 2019 conference on regional cooperation and integration (RCI) organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program rely on open-sea ports of third-party countries outside borders as conduits for exports and imports.

The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor provides data and analysis as a resource for evidence-based policy design.

This publication provides insights on how trade can be leveraged for greater economic empowerment of women in the Pacific.

Aid for trade has an important role to play in supporting Asia and the Pacific's recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, especially for the region's lower-middle-income and least developed countries.

This publication features a broad suite of statistical indicators characterizing the supply-and-use interactions of economic sectors within and across 25 economies of Asia and the Pacific.

This publication builds on a vision for Assam, the largest state in northeast India, to follow an outward-looking growth strategy and become a $75 billion economy by 2025.

This publication explores how Bhutan could boost its exports by addressing nontariff barriers to trade.

The services sector is becoming a key driver of economic development in most members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.

This report is a key resource for understanding the dynamic trade and production linkages of economies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific to support data-driven policy making and implementation.

The establishment of a Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism (TTFMM) is important because it allows a country to take stock, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize recommendations for the implementation of trade facilitation measures.

This publication compares the Product-Specific Rules of Origin (PSRO) of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with those of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

This publication discusses how the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) can enhance trade by addressing key challenges, including poor market access, limited economic diversification, and weak institutions for trade.

The economies of Bangladesh and India are driven by fast-growing bilateral trade.

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Tourism Strategy 2030 sets out the long-term vision, objectives, programs, and targets to promote sustainable, safe, and inclusive tourism development in the region and enhance its attraction as a competitive tourism destination globally.

Big data is already being used to measure, monitor, and manage tourism development, but its potential remains to be fully exploited.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a milestone achievement in the regional economic integration led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the last 3 decades.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is accelerating digital transformation across Asia and the Pacific.

The National Urban Assessment for Uzbekistan examines the progress of urbanization and the development and current state of government policies and programs in the country.

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

This report presents the findings of the second Provincial Facilitation for Investment and Trade (ProFIT) survey in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).

Maritime trade is an essential lifeline for the remote island nations of the Pacific, which rely almost entirely on imports for essential goods.

This publication explores how Nepal could boost its exports by addressing nontariff barriers to trade.

The Asian Economic Integration Report is an annual review of economic cooperation and integration that covers the 49 members of ADB in Asia and the Pacific.

This publication explores how India could boost its exports by addressing nontariff trade barriers.

The national single window (NSW) enables an environment for traders and transport service providers to interact efficiently with cross-border regulatory agencies in international trade.

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries face many common economic, social, and environmental challenges that directly impact their citizens and communities.

The Master Plan presents a comprehensive 10-year strategy and action plan for improving the subregion's transport linkages across the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states.

As economies become more integrated, development challenges are becoming more transnational.

This publication explores how Sri Lanka could boost its exports by addressing nontariff barriers to trade.

Trade facilitation increases trade flows, lowers trade cost, and ultimately contributes to sustainable and inclusive growth.

This report presents the findings of the second Provincial Facilitation for Investment and Trade (ProFIT) survey in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).