More: AsiaPacific
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...
Why Infrastructure Doesn’t Have to Cost the Earth
Here’s a statistic: 75 percent of the infrastructure that will be
required globally in 2050 has yet to be built. That sounds daunting, but the
truth...
Asia and Pacific on course to miss all Sustainable Development Goals
Unless progress is accelerated, Asia and the Pacific are on course to
miss all of the 17 Goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
Asia and Pacific Growth Steady Amid Global Trade Tensions
Developing Asia will maintain strong but moderating growth over 2019 and
2020, as supportive domestic demand counteracts an environment of global trade
tensions, according to a...
Marriott Bonvoy Brings Once-In-A-Lifetime Manchester United Experiences to Asia Pacific
Members of Marriott International’s travel program, Marriott Bonvoy can
enjoy an exclusive series of experiences during Manchester United’s pre-season
tour in Perth, Singapore and Shanghai. As...
Asia and Pacific Should Diversify Trade to Spur Inclusive Development
Export diversification could help Asia and the Pacific
to better cope with the current global slowdown in trade and make development
more inclusive. Boosting industrial capacity,...
Sustainable development: Within reach in Iran and Asia and the Pacific
Climate change is increasing the intensity and
frequency of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific. The tragic loss of life
and the destruction wrought by...
Demand from Asia is set to power the growth of the global gas industry over the next five years
After another record year, global demand for natural gas is set to keep
growing over the next five years, driven by strong consumption in fast-growing
Asian...