Think services, not only manufacturing
To offset the declining benefits of manufacturing, governments must increase the productivity of the services sector. This will boost growth and offer employment opportunities.
How to strengthen Asia’s financial safety net
Past financial crises have demonstrated how adequate financial safety net arrangements—globally, regionally, and nationally—are vital to safeguarding financial stability.
Why are interest rates falling in Southeast Asia?
Southeast Asian economies are starting to feel the pinch of trade tensions, recession fears and other global trends.
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.
Helping governments improve performance
Performance assessments help people in Southeast Asia determine how well their government is performing and how they can be improved.
Asia’s vibrant elderly are redefining what it means to be “old”
The Asia and Pacific region is aging rapidly, and that is affecting the region’s workforce, but increased longevity is adding an unexpected element to the picture
Is it time for some countries to implement a brain drain tax?
A tax on migrating workers compensates the exporting country for loss of the human capital created by its education and skills development programs.
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.
Let’s make it easier for countries to trade
The World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement provides a roadmap for developing economies to increase trade while also increasing the benefits it provides to their citizens.
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.