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ADB says global value chains boost regional growth, but gains uneven in Asia Pacific | Daily FT

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“Greater specialisation in the stages of global production has helped Asia and the Pacific achieve economic growth, create jobs, and reduce poverty over the past quarter century, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asian Development Policy Report 2026 launched at ADB’s 59th Annual Meeting.”
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Multiple web search results from different sources (Fibre2Fashion and others) confirm that the ADB's Asian Development Policy Report 2026 states that specialization in global production has helped Asia and the Pacific achieve economic growth, create jobs, and reduce poverty.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank to promote social and economic development in Asia. The bank is headquartered in the city of Mandaluyong, in Metro Manila, Philippines, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Development_Bank
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is an Asian think tank focused on identifying effective development strategies for Asia and the Pacific, and on providing support to ADB member countries in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Curtis S. Chin (born 1965) is a public figure, speaker, author and policy specialist. He has served in leadership and operational positions in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors in the Asi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_S._Chin
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“The report—titled Global Value Chains and Inclusive Development—finds that the region accounts for a third of global value chain trade”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the report title 'Global Value Chains and Inclusive Development' and the specific finding that the region accounts for a third of global value chain trade.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Contract farming involves agricultural production being carried out on the basis of an agreement between the buyer and farm producers. Sometimes it involves the buyer specifying the quality required a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_farming
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC) is India’s first coastal economic corridor, covering 2500 km of India's coastline, to be developed with the help of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_Economic_Corridor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC), also Vizag–Chennai Industrial Corridor, is a key part of the East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC), India's first coastal corridor. VCIC is aligned with…
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“its developing economies doubling their share from 9% to 18% from 2000 to 2023”
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Web search results explicitly state that developing economies in the region doubled their share of global value chain trade from 9% to 18% between 2000 and 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC AY-pek) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim which promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Following the s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (sometimes Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month) is an annually observed commemorative month in the United States. I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asian/Pacific American (APA) or Asian/Pacific Islander (API) or Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) or Asian American and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) is a term sometimes used in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Pacific_Americans
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“ADB Chief Economist Albert Park”
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Official ADB web pages and LinkedIn profiles confirm that Albert Park is the Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hyde Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. On the South Side of Chicago, it is located on and near the shore of Lake Michigan 7 miles (11 km) south of the Loop. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Chicago
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Notable Asian Americans include:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of people associated with the London School of Economics includes notable alumni, non-graduates, academics and administrators affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Sci…
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