The Unique Role of Development Banks in Inclusive Business
Development finance institutions can support inclusive business, but mainly as brokers to build an enabling environment for companies that want to provide profitable, long-term solutions to serve the needs of the poor.
TPP and RCEP – Friends Not Foes
TPP and RCEP are not perfect, but they can unlock Asian trade liberalization and growth. Supporting open accession, an eventual Asia-Pacific FTA and complementary national policies will help achieve this end.
New Report Highlights Key Trends for Inclusive Business in Asia
Inclusive business can address problems of the poor at scale in a sustainable, commercially viable way. But this approach is still a small niche, and scaling it up will require all actors to ‘up their game.’
Rising Tides of Protectionism Will Cause More Harm than Good
Beyond political rhetoric, the question is whether the current trend is indeed ominous of growing protectionism on the horizon.
Business in Kyrgyz Republic: Resilience Amid Adversity
MSMEs in the country weathered the economic turbulence by taking active steps to adjust their businesses and look for new opportunities.
RCEP - A Life Raft for Trade Liberalization in Asia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership offers hope in in an ocean of trade policy pessimism.
3 Reasons Why Inclusive Business in Health is Not 'Soft'
Let us correct this myth and discuss what is needed to support inclusive business models for health care in Asia and the Pacific.
Blog Poll: Agribusiness has Most Potential for Inclusive Business in Asia
Inclusive business firms can help boost farmers' incomes, ensure food security.
Are Inclusive Businesses Targeting Enough Women?
Inclusive business firms need explicit strategies to empower women, so exceptions like Hippocampus can become the rule.
Time to Go Back to the Basics to Benefit More from Trade
200 years after David Ricardo, the philosophical ground of comparative advantage and gains from trade still remains strong.