ADB to develop economical model between East & South Asia
20 Feb '06
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Separate studies will also be undertaken on the current degree of integration in merchandise trade and investment, trade in services, and infrastructure and trade facilitation, with corresponding case studies from the perspective of selected developing countries or country groups.
The results of the studies will be presented at a senior policy seminar with high-level officials from East and South Asia.
The studies will be financed by a US$500,000 technical assistance grant and are expected to be completed by June 2007.
Manila based ADB aims to improve the welfare of the people of Asia and the Pacific, especially the approximately 720 million poor living on less than a dollar a day.