Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin

Senior Economics Officer, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB

Cynthia is a part of the team that produces the ADB publications Asian Development Outlook and Asia Bond Monitor, and handles economic monitoring and forecasting of selected developing Asian economies. She assists in the management of the AsianBondsOnline. Cynthia’s research interests include macroeconomic policy, international trade and development economics.

Market specific-factors have affected currencies in Indonesia, India, and the Philippines.

Are Asian Currencies at Risk from Currency Turmoil in Argentina, Turkey?

The region's strong fundamentals limit the risk of foreign exchange volatility.

Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin, Donghyun Park, Shu Tian

Filling the Finance Gap for a Green and Inclusive Recovery

Decreased tax revenues and increases in public spending due to COVID-19 make it imperative for developing Asian countries to mobilize private capital for the vast investments needed to achieve the SDGs.

Shu Tian, Donghyun Park, Yothin Jinjarak, Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin, Mai Lin C. Villaruel

Policies need to be put in place to protect older persons in Asia. Photo: Raden Masputra

How Do We Promote Healthy Aging in Asia? This Is What the Experts Say

Older persons have vulnerabilities related to gender, family dynamics, financial and digital literacy, access to labor markets and long-term care. Policymakers should support the region’s growing elderly population to achieve healthier and more productive lives.

Lilibeth Poot, Aiko Kikkawa, Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin, Donghyun Park

The PRC plays a central role in the tightly integrated regional production network.

How Global Trade Tensions are Affecting Asian Financial Markets

Amid uncertainty over the evolution of the PRC-US trade dispute, markets in the region are taking a wait-and-see stance.

Donghyun Park, Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin, Shu Tian

In some Pacific countries, the government is implementing tourism policies that seek to protect the next generation. Photo: ADB

Sustainable Tourism for Sustainable Development

In Asia and throughout the world, tourism is a double-edged sword that brings huge benefits and serious impacts.

Donghyun Park, Scott Wayne, Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin

How the People’s Republic of China manages its increasingly elderly population will have a significant impact on its future economic growth. Photo: ADB

What the People’s Republic of China Can Learn from Japan on Population Aging

An aging population can have a dramatic impact on a country’s economy but Japan has shown that innovative approaches and policies can help mitigate the effects

Donghyun Park, Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin, Shu Tian