More: AsiaPacific
ASEAN Summit Meeting 2019: Expectations and Norms
The 2018 ASEAN Summit had posed a valid
question with regard to the compatibility between ASEAN centrality and the
Indo-Pacific concept. ASEAN addressed this impending question...
Progressive Development of Democracy in Asia-Pacific Region
The Asia-
Pacific region is becoming an interesting entity to study as of the various
dynamics it entails. This region is characterized with the gradual elimination
of...
Asia Poised to Become Dominant Market for Wind Energy
Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from
230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to over 2600 GW by 2050, a new...
East Asia and Pacific: Growth Slows as Trade Tensions and Global Uncertainties Intensify
Growth in developing East Asian and Pacific
economies is expected to slow from 6.3 percent in 2018 to 5.8 percent in 2019
and to 5.7 and...
Reducing gender gaps in Asia and Pacific essential to realizing region’s potential
Over the past two decades, the Asia and Pacific region
has made progress in reducing gender gaps in certain areas, most notably
education. According to the...
Developing Asia Needs Concessional Resources for Sustainable Development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) should continue to deliver
concessional assistance—comprised of very low interest loans and grants—to
countries in need in the Asia and Pacific...
Emerging East Asia Bond Markets Continue Growth Despite Risks
Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond market expanded steadily in the
second quarter of 2019 despite downside risks stemming from ongoing trade
conflicts, a faster-than-expected economic...
Digital Technologies Can Facilitate Access to Trade Finance in Asia-Pacific Region
Financial technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence,
can enhance the efficiency and availability of trade finance, especially for
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the...
Disaster risk resilience: Key to protecting vulnerable communities
The past five years have been the hottest on
record in Asia and the Pacific. Unprecedented heatwaves have swept across our
region, cascading into slow onset...
Tax revenues in Asian and Pacific economies rebound
Tax-to-GDP ratios increased in the majority of
Asian and Pacific economies covered by a new OECD report published today. Nine
of the economies in the publication...