“Cast light and evil will go away.” This is the basic idea of the transparency exercise of regional trade agreements … (RTAs) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Information sharing on RTAs is critically important because monitoring is … impossible without it. In order for us to see not only good but also evil RTAs, a light called “notification requirement” should …

trade agreements (PTAs) are driving this trend in Asia and the Pacific as well as in Central and South America, and the … under negotiation or in force. In this regard, Asia and the Pacific has developed a rapidly evolving regional economic … Economic Partnership (or ASEAN+6 RCEP), as well as the putative Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which …

This paper addresses two central questions for Asia and the world: (1) What is the purpose of Asian regional policy … paper examines the potential coverage and content of such policy coordination, what is meant by Asia in this context, and … how Asia fits in with global policy coordination processes. I address three related aspects of Asian regional policy …

The paper addresses preferential trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific with the objective of identifying their … characteristics which can be useful in assessing the effects of their implementation. The paper relies mostly on the Asia … important aspects of preferential trade in Asia and the Pacific: (a) the rapid proliferation of preferential trade and revealed …