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Our Man in Bandung: How Sir John Kotelawala of Ceylon shocked Nehru’s idealism
Authors: Punsara Amarasinghe and Eshan Jayawardane*
To historians of Southeast Asia, the Bandung conference of 1955 presents itself as one of the most striking international...
New World Bank Project to Bolster Climate Action in South Asia
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $39.5 million project to help South Asia build resilience to climate threats and disasters...
IRENA and ESCAP Step up Joint Efforts to Support Asia-Pacific’s Crisis Response
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to...
APEC Faces USD 2.1 Trillion in Output Loss to COVID-19
The health and economic crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic has afflicted more than two million people globally, with 40 percent coming from the...
Asia-Pacific response to COVID-19 and climate emergency must build a resilient and sustainable future
The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID -19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact on people’s lives around the world is taking a...
East Asia and Pacific: Countries Must Act Now to Mitigate Economic Shock of COVID-19
The virus that triggered a supply shock in China has now caused a global shock. Developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP),...
‘Concerted efforts’ needed to meet 2030 Global Goals in Asia-Pacific region
Action to reverse the depletion and degradation of the
environment across Asia and the Pacific is a top priority if the region is to
stay on...
Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific
Rising economic prosperity and poverty reduction may
not tell the whole story of progress in Asia and the Pacific. Telling signs in
the natural world recount...
COVID-19 Outbreak to Have Significant Economic Impact on Developing Asia
The ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
outbreak will have a significant impact on developing Asian economies through
numerous channels, including sharp declines in domestic demand, lower tourism
and...
Regional Statistics Project Will Help Close Data Gaps on Poverty and Gender in the Pacific
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$4.4 million
to modernize statistical and data collection in the Pacific, and another US$2
million each for...