Cyn-Young Park

Director for Regional Cooperation and Integration, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department

Ms. Park manages a team of economists to examine policy issues related to developing strategies and approaches to support regional cooperation and integration; and produce the Asian Economic Integration Report. She has been a main author and contributor to ADB’s major publications including, the flagship Asian Development Outlook, Asia Capital Markets Monitor, Asia Economic Monitor, Asia Bond Monitor, and ADB Country Diagnostic Study Series. Ms. Park has also participated in various global and regional forums, and has written and lectured extensively about the Asian economy and financial markets. Prior to joining ADB, she was an economist with the OECD.

Asia’s increasingly healthy elderly population is working later in life. Photo: ADB

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

Cyn-Young Park, Aiko Kikkawa Takenaka, Raymond Gaspar

In Bangladesh, increased opportunities in the garment industry have resulted in better education for girls and fewer marriages for teenagers. Photo: ADB

How the right trade policies can empower women

Trade can benefit women and girls in a variety of ways, but only if the right policies are put into place

Cyn-Young Park, Fahad Khan

Advances in technology are encouraging more older people to stay in the workforce.

3 ways technology can harness the skills of Asia’s older workers

Developing Asia has much to gain from leveraging the talent and experience of its older demographic.

Cyn-Young Park, Aiko Kikkawa Takenaka

Structural impediments in developing countries often constrain inclusive growth.

How financial inclusion reduces poverty, income inequality

ADB research shows that access to finance has less impact on poverty rates in lower-middle- and low-income economies.

For economists, blockchain technology promises frictionless markets and perfect information.

A promising but bumpy road ahead for blockchain

There are several important challenges to tackle before blockchain-based solutions can solve real-world problems.

Asia’s upsurge in services trade has been facilitated by digital technology.

Unlocking trade potential in services through digitalization

ICT is transforming the services sector in Asia and the Pacific. Still, we need to narrow the digital divide between countries.

Cyn-Young Park, Fahad Khan, Cindy Justo

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is still at a nascent stage.

How Southeast Asia can maximize e-commerce opportunities

Social media is a potential game-changer for online sales in Southeast Asia’s nascent e-commerce market.

Cyn-Young Park, Fahad Khan, Cindy Justo

The PRC has emerged as an important hub for intra-industry and intra-regional trade and investment in Asia.

Is Asia's growth independent of the West?

For now, Asia does not yet appear to be decoupling from the world economy.

Fear of US interest rate hikes have traditionally caused massive sell-offs in Asia, but this time markets are relatively calm.

Impact of US interest rate hike on Asia – will this time be different?

A tightening cycle in US monetary policy is typically bad news for emerging Asian economies.

A seamstress at a small garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Why the gender gap hurts Asia’s long-term growth potential

Women in Asia are on average 70% less likely than men to be employed, a gender gap that persists despite booming economic growth, decreasing fertility rates and increasing access to education in the region, according to a new ADB report.

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