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Migrant workers are returning to Southeast Asia in large numbers as governments grapple with how best to keep them employed. Photo: Ina Carolino

COVID-19 is Sending Millions of Overseas Workers Back into Southeast Asia’s Rural Areas

With the right policies, enough jobs can be created to employ returning workers and creating the opportunity for a new era in agricultural entrepreneurship in the region.

Matthias Leitner

អ្នកដែលត្រូវការជំនួយបំផុត និងអ្នកដែលឈរជើងនៅជួរមុខ ពឹងផ្អែកលើគម្រោងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ ដែលគ្មានអំពើពុករលួយដើម្បីប្រយុទ្ធប្រឆាំងទៅនឹងជំងឺ COVID-19 ។ រូបថត៖ ADB

វិធីសាស្ត្រ ៥ យ៉ាងដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់អំពើពុករលួយក្នុងបរិបទរបស់វា

ក្នុងកំឡុងពេលមានជំងឺរាតត្បាត អំពើពុករលួយនៅក្នុងគម្រោងផ្សេងៗ អាចកំណត់ភាពខុសគ្នារវាងការរស់រានមានជីវិត និងសេចក្តីស្លាប់សម្រាប់ជនក្រីក្រ និងជនដែលងាយរងគ្រោះ។

H. Lorraine Wang (王惠慧), Richeline Mascarinas

In Southeast Asia, monetary policy is doing the heavy lifting during times of trade tensions. Photo: Gede Suhendra

Why are Interest Rates Falling in Southeast Asia?

Southeast Asian economies are starting to feel the pinch of trade tensions, recession fears and other global trends.

Thiam Hee Ng

Clear benchmarks and performance indicators are helping governments in Southeast Asia serve their people better. Photo: Braden Jarvis

Helping Governments Improve Performance

Performance assessments help people in Southeast Asia determine how well their government is performing and how they can be improved.

Woochong Um, Marcos Bonturi

The expanded use of innovative technology will help feed Asia in the decades to come. Photo: BBH

We Need to Get 'Climate-Smart' to Enhance Food Security in Asia

Climate-smart and resource-saving farming technologies could be one way to address hunger in Asia.

Akmal Siddiq, Md. Abul Basher

Easing the movement of skilled and semi-skilled labor across borders could have enormous benefits for Southeast Asia.

At Your Service: Trade Liberalization Could Bring Huge Benefits to Southeast Asia

Making it easier for workers to move between countries is key to liberalizing the trade in services and unleashing the benefits it will produce across national and regional economies.

Kakali Mukhopadhyay

The interconnected global manufacturing system has wide-ranging positive social impacts that are not yet fully understood.

Strengthening the Chains That Helped Pull Asia Out of Poverty

The global value chains that help drive Asia’s export-driven economic miracle have widespread development impacts. We need to understand them better to maximize the benefits.

Bambang Susantono