Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2012

This report focuses on trends and developments  in  the  economies  of  Asia  and the Pacific in their post-recovery from the 2008-2009  crisis  and  trade  collapse. The report finds that after the initial promising signals of a recovery in 2010, exports from Asia and the Pacific are again facing a risk of deceleration. Pressure in the euro zone and the rising threat from a slowdown in the emerging economies have raised the fear of trade and investment contractions. The growth of goods exports in developing Asia and the Pacific countries, in real terms,  was  expected  to  drop  in  2012, while  import  growth  was  projected  to fall. Export opportunities continues to depend on the growth of intraregional demand and the ability of developing countries to deal with various external shocks.