The Asian Development Bank (ADB) ended the 45th meeting of its board of governors in Manila Saturday with key agreements among 13 Asian member-countries to boost their emergency protection against financial shocks as many of the economies in the region are threatened by a prolonged eurozone crisis.
In preparation for the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community (AEC) by 2015, high-level Asean officials are preparing a regulatory reform database that will help each Asean member-nation prepare for integration. Coming from a meeting of the High-Level Task Force on Asean Economic Integration in Jakarta last week, Trade Undersecretary Adrian [...]
