Deal or No Deal: Asia Needs to Craft Innovative Partnerships to Pay for Infrastructure
Developing economies in Asia have for years relied on partnerships with the private sector to pay for infrastructure projects. That could be in jeopardy during the pandemic.
Southeast Asia Needs High-Performing Public Sector to Beat COVID-19
To respond to the challenges of the pandemic and deliver services effectively, a professional civil service needs to build the values, culture and skills required to respond to complex demands and challenges.
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.
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.
The Ghost Gear that Haunts the World’s Oceans
Lost or discarded fishing gear has become a growing menace in our oceans, killing sea life and contributing to plastic pollution that threatens humans as well.
Here’s How We Used Satellite Data to Map Poverty in Thailand and the Philippines
Innovative, new methods are needed to estimate poverty due to the high costs and long time frame of traditional methods.
Private Debt, a Hidden Menace to Asia’s Financial Stability
Asian regulators and policy makers should undertake prudential financial supervision and regulation to improve the quality of private debt and reduce the risk of financial instability in the future.
私人债务是影响亚洲金融稳定的潜在威胁
亚洲监管机构和政策制定者应开展审慎的金融监管,以提高私人债务的质量,减少影响未来金融稳定的风险。
For Healthier Cities, It's Time We Gave Them Some (Green) Space
During the pandemic, people in cities have seen how valuable green space is for mental and physical health. We should protect and expand green space and make its benefits accessible to all.