Regional Cooperation and Integration

Updated 20 February 2009

Regional cooperation continues to be one of ADBI's strategic themes and will be of crucial importance in the new work program. The challenge for a more prosperous and independent Asia is strengthening and spreading the benefits of regional cooperation and integration while playing a substantial and constructive role in global economic leadership. ADBI will examine environmental issues in regional integration and develop regional common standards based on best practices in policy implementation. Two areas of focus within this theme will be monetary and financial cooperation, and trade and investment cooperation. This priority theme will include five projects.