Prices matter when tracking economic development and recovery after the pandemic
Measuring purchasing power is an effective way to track economic recovery after the pandemic, estimate the real sizes of economies, and gauge poverty.
What makes new cities successful?
The right blend of public and private sector support, along with long-term transport strategies and anchor institutions such as schools and hospitals, are some of the basic ingredients needed for a successful new city.
通过利于营商的原产地规则推动RCEP取得成功
《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》规模庞大,可为亚洲地区提供重要的贸易机会,但仍有一些关键细节需要敲定。
Making RCEP successful through business-friendly rules of origin
The massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership presents a major trade opportunity for Asia but there are still critical details that need to be worked out.
The COVID-19 dilemma: Public health versus the economy
The tradeoff between lost lives during the pandemic and lost livelihoods is often viewed as an all-or-nothing choice between complete lockdown versus zero restrictions. In reality, a balance can be struck.
规模庞大的RCEP贸易协定能否被各经济体充分利用?
《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》将15个国家和22亿人口纳入到一个贸易伙伴关系当中。该协定不仅仅局限于进出口贸易,它还将产生广泛的经济和社会效益。
RCEP is a gargantuan trade deal but will economies be able to make the most of it?
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership brings 15 nations and 2.2 billion people into a trade partnership. It also offers broad economic and societal benefits that go beyond imports and exports.
新冠肺炎疫情凸显亚洲的银行对美元债务的脆弱性
疫情之下,危机并存。亚洲的银行可借机合作,开展区域金融改革,增强自身抵御危机能力。
COVID-19 highlights Asian banks’ vulnerability to U.S. dollar debt
The pandemic provides an opportunity for regional financial cooperation on reforms to make Asian banks more resilient to crises.
The proliferation of FTDs: free trade disagreements
Simmering trade disputes are decreasing the beneficial effects of free trade and could in the long-term damage the rules-based order upon which global commerce is based.