FOREWORD
PREPARATION NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
ACRONYMS
Part I Asian Economic Outlook and Policies
    Chapter 1 Asian Economic Prospects
        1.1 Overview
        1.2 Economic Growth Prospects
        1.3 Employment and Income Prospects
        1.4 Alleviation of Inflation Pressure
        1.5 Moderate Improvement Projected for Trade and Investment Growth
        1.6 A Promising Financial Market
    Chapter 2 Economic Policy Outlook for Major Asian Economies
        2.1 External Macro Policies
        2.2 Fiscal Policies
        2.3 Monetary Policies
Part II Asian Economic Integration Progress
    Chapter 3 Merchandise Trade Integration in Asia
        3.1 Incremental Progress in Integration
        3.2 Integration of Factory Asia
    Chapter 4 Service Trade Integration of Asian Economies
        4.1 Current Status of Service Trade in Asia
        4.2 Asia’s Service Trade Integration
        4.3 Digital Trade in Asia and the Regulation of Cross-Border Data Flows
        4.4 Key Service Industry Analysis (Tourism as Example) 
    Chapter 5 Asian Economic Integration in Terms of Direct Investment
        5.1 The Status of Asian Economic Integration in Terms of Direct Investment
        5.2 Cross-Border Investment Outlook for Asia
    Chapter 6 Financial Cohesive Progress in Asia
        6.1 Opening of Asia’s Financial Markets
        6.2 Cross-Border Payments Are Growing Fast in Asia
Part III Hot Issues of Asian Economies
    Chapter 7 Hot Topics Concerning the Asian Economy
        7.1 Coping with Global Economic Fragmentation (GEF) Through RCEP Upgrade
        7.2 Global South and Global Economic Governance
        7.3 Development of Service Trade Agreements in Asia
        7.4 Artificial Intelligence: Progress and Challenges