ESCAP Trade Insights

The ESCAP Trade Insights series summarizes current trade related issues; offers examples of good practice in trade policymaking; and helps disseminate key research findings of relevance to policy. The series is intended to inform both trade and development practitioners and the general public.

01 December 2023

An overview of goods and services trade patterns in Asia and the Pacific : a 2023 update

Policy Brief

21 December 2022

An overview of goods and services trade patterns in Asia and the Pacific : a 2022 update

Policy Brief

08 October 2020

An update on Asia-Pacific economies' preferential trade agreements

Policy Brief

19 November 2019

WTO TFA+ implementation state of play in Asia and the Pacific : moving towards digital and sustainable trade facilitation

Policy Brief

22 October 2019

An update on the preferential trade agreements of Asia-Pacific economies

Policy Brief

06 August 2019

Implementation of the WTO trade facilitation agreement in Asia and the Pacific : 2 years on

Policy Brief

12 July 2019

Trade and trade facilitation in Asian landlocked developing countries : an update

Policy Brief

01 February 2019

The impact of trade tensions on Asia and the Pacific

Policy Brief

09 April 2018

Trade War : two elephants in a porcelain shop

Policy Brief

05 January 2018

Is trade policy being effectively used to curb drinking and smoking? evidence from ASEAN

Policy Brief