Southeast Asia’s ambitions to become a unified economic powerhouse are being undermined by growing fragmentation, as ASEAN ...

Regional Monetary Integration surveys the prospects for monetary integration in various parts of the world. Beginning with a brief review of the theory of optimal currency areas, the book goes on to ...

A year has passed since the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, 2023—an event that has fundamentally altered the trajectory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and shattered long-held assumptions. This ...

WASHINGTON, December 16, 2021 – The World Bank today approved US$70 million in credit from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s program for the poorest countries, to ...

ASIA-PACIFIC Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers have pledged to advance trade integration, strengthen supply chains, and ...

It costs more to move a container from Kenya to Burundi than from Belgium or the United Kingdom to Kenya. Twenty percent of Africa’s international infrastructure networks, such as the Trans-African ...

A decade ago, there was much discussion about when Asia might achieve full economic integration, including the establishment of a monetary union. This reflected rapid expansion of intra-regional trade ...

The Caribbean Community (Caricom), now in its 52nd year, stands at a pivotal crossroads. On June 23, 2025, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit issued a clarion call for a “sincere conversation ...

Israel’s diplomatic and economic landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Over the past few years, the Abraham Accords have reshaped Israel’s relationships in the Middle East, opening avenues ...

Latin American integration efforts have been a continuous fixture throughout much of the last century, but in recent years there has been a flurry of new initiatives, with leaders re-emphasizing ...

Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson says a revitalisation of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is among critical initiatives needed for the region’s ascent in the global economy. Other critical ...

Pakistan has shown its readiness to host the 19th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi even extended an invitation ...