Challenges and Opportunities for Trade and Financial Integration in Asia and the Pacific / ESCAP.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Series:

ESCAP studies in trade and investment 2414-0953 ; no.67.

ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment, 2414-0953 ; no.67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Trade and Finance.

Local Subjects:

International Trade and Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book brings together chapters that explore various aspects of trade and financial integration in Asia and the Pacific, the reasons for the lack of it, and potential benefits of strengthening such integration. The book focuses on the exploration of challenges and opportunities that exist in intraregional trade in goods, integration in services trade, availability of trade finance as well as inflows of portfolio investments. The papers have been written by researchers who have applied their extensive expertise and analytical skills to studying the impacts of regional trade liberalization and motivation for financial flows.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

Crisis reinforces need for stronger trade and financial integration in Asia and the Pacific

Exploring the impacts of trade liberalization in Asia and the Pacific

Assessing the potential for growth of intraregional trade in South Asia

European Union-India bilateral free trade agreement: Potential implications for the excluded low-income economies in Asia and Africa

What behind-the-border reforms in services and investment are best done through trade agreements?

The global crisis: A wake-up call for trade finance capacity-building in emerging Asia

Geographical trade structure and patterns of international portfolio investment - the case of Australia

Time-zone arbitrage in United States mutual funds: Damaging to financial integration between the United States, Asia and Europe?.

ISBN:

9789210564748

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