
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.

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.

Quickly Getting Food to the Hungry is Vital While Battling COVID-19
In Timor-Leste, an opportunity to explore innovation and best practices in distributing food during a pandemic.

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.

Rebooting the Economy During COVID-19
Governments in Asia and the Pacific must think about two things when restarting their economies: when to do it and how.

Six Ways Young People are Helping Asia Through the Pandemic
Young people have a unique perspective on international development. Here are examples of how they are helping Asia and the Pacific deal with COVID-19.

Social Protection is Needed for Crisis Recovery
The global economic crisis presents an opportunity to rethink socio-economic policies in Asia and the Pacific. The lack of adequate social protection systems became a liability during the current crisis.

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.

Spurring Development of Viet Nam’s Corporate Bond Market
Reforms that drive the demand for credit ratings will support the development of the corporate bond market.

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.