Using panel data regressions, this paper analyzes the effect of imperfections in the formal export credit and insurance … market on trade growth in the regions of Africa and Asia. An exclusive comparison of trade performance of the two regions … with respect to export credit and insurance is novel in the literature. We employ Berne Union data on export credit …

With its strong economic, technological and innovative potential, Asia-Pacific has the potential to drive the global … economy. The “engine” of this drive is the system of supply-value chains within the vertically-organized Asia … conceptualized as “Factory Asia”. To unlock Asia-Pacific's true potential, the implementation of measures embracing regional …

export the final goods to foreign countries. In particular, the so-called Factory Asia is much closer to a network rather … trade in intermediate goods has been dominant in Asia compared to those of Europe, America, and the rest of the world. The …, however, the regional trade agreements in Asia did not turn out to be as deep as those in America and Europe.Deeper regional …

theoretical and substantive claims on proliferating trade and investment agreements in the Asia-Pacific. More specifically, it …