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.
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.
Tại sao Đông Nam Á không nên lo lắng về việc “chảy máu chất xám”
Bài viết giải thích tại sao nhận thức cho rằng sự di cư của lao động có kỹ năng nghề làm tổn hại nguồn lực quốc gia là sai lầm.
Why Southeast Asia shouldn’t worry about “brain drain”
Here’s why the perception that skilled migration damages the source country is wrong.
Promoting skilled labor mobility and migration in Southeast Asia
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are working together to encourage the free flow of skilled labor within their countries.
Why it matters that one of the region’s biggest trade deals is being upgraded
Important changes are underway for Southeast Asia’s relationship with its biggest trading partner, the People’s Republic of China.
The time has come for universal health coverage
Investments in universal health coverage are investments in economic growth. They play a critical role in leveraging opportunities, anticipating challenges, and delivering the knowledge, expertise, and financing countries need to achieve universal health coverage.
Putting derivatives to work in development finance
Over-the-counter derivatives allow investors and lenders to price and structure tailor-made funding arrangements to promote long-term infrastructure finance.
It’s clean, powerful and available: Are you ready for hydrogen energy?
Hydrogen has the potential to be the next breakthrough energy source but key challenges need to be overcome before it can be scaled up to widespread use. Developing countries could be at the forefront of this new “hydrogen economy”
For many Lao women, technical trades are the new “white-collar” jobs
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the reputation of technical and vocation jobs is improving due to enhanced skills and increased incomes.