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Trade and logistics in East Asia: A development agenda (pdf 436kb)

Infrastructure development in Asia has failed to keep up with the rapid growth in trade in the region. An emphasis on developing trade and logistics infrastructure is now critical to sustaining East Asia's competitive advantage.

This paper examines the relationship between rapid growth in trade and the need for infrastructure to support this growth.

 

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