Trade and Investment Division

Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

ASIA-PACIFIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT REPORT 2011
Post-crisis Trade and Investment Opportunities
(ST/ESCAP/2596)

CONTENTS		Page

	Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations Executive summary	iii v xiii xvii
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.	PART I RECENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS Merchandise trade continues to rebound Services trade instrumental for trade recovery Post-crisis protectionism in the region Recent trends in foreign direct investment in the region PART II CAPTURING CURRENT TRADE, INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Identifying trade and investment opportunities Facilitating intraregional trade Integrating small and medium-sized enterprises into the regional and global markets Using trade agreements to trade easier and cheaper, with more benefits for all PART III TRADE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Trade performance indicators References	3 19 33 45 57 89 103 113 131 181

Last updated: 25 July 2011