Bangladesh Development Update: Building on Resilience
Bangladesh is continuing its strong development trajectory, even as the pace of poverty reduction has slowed down, according to a new World Bank report,...
Uncertainties Delaying Economic Recovery in the Pacific
Growth in the Pacific is expected to remain weak in 2018, as economic and political uncertainties, fiscal challenges, and natural disasters hold back some...
Asia’s Workers Will Benefit from New Technologies, but Government Action is also Needed
Technological advances have transformed the two billion worker Asian labor market, helping create 30 million jobs annually in industry and services over the last...
Private Sector Investment Needed to Support Growth in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s economy is forecast to moderate to 2.5% growth in 2018 and 2019 due to the challenging security and political situations in the country,...
Reform Measures and GST Benefits to Drive India’s Growth Momentum
India will reverse 2 years of declining growth as the economy is set to expand by 7.3% in fiscal year (FY) 2018 and 7.6%...
Pakistan Must Address Fiscal Challenges, Revive Exports to Sustain Growth
Pakistan’s economy is projected to maintain strong growth in fiscal year (FY) 2018 as power supply in the country improves, manufacturing and crop harvests...
UN population forum urged to examine ways to protect people on the move, make cities work better
A great migration of humanity into cities is under way, and with millions drawn to urban areas for the promise of a better life,...
Congo-Gabon: Toward Regional Digital Integration
A student of the Faculty of Sciences at the Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Marinette Moyo cannot imagine how she would be able to complete her...
Investment, Strong Economic Management to Boost Indonesia’s Growth
Indonesia’s economy is expected to grow 5.3% in 2018 and 2019, as investment accelerates and household consumption improves, according to the Asian Development Bank...
Japan’s international renewables leadership can help it scale-up domestic market
Earlier this month, IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin was invited to Japan by Minister for Foreign Affairs, HE Taro Kono, to discuss the era...