Right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific
Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, healthcare and social protection but there is an array of policies and…
Hint of a Fed pause opens door to Asia’s emerging markets
As the United States pushes ahead with its steepest interest rate hikes in a generation, investors are unusually poised to buy in Asia’s emerging markets, betting authorities can tame inflation…
Healthy planet needs ‘ocean action’ from Asian and Pacific countries
As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of…
Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific
After two years of human devastation, the world is learning to live with Covid-19 while trying to balance the protection of public health and livelihoods. For countries in Asia and…
Pandemic pushes SDGs further out of reach of Asia and the Pacific
2022 marks the second anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt…
East Asia’s inclusive growth model [Part – III]
The fourth lesson is the reliance on the private sector. In these economies, the private sector was allowed a free hand in the production, distribution and trade of goods and…
East Asia’s inclusive growth model [Part – I]
Almost thirty years ago the World Bank produced a seminal report, ‘The East Asia Miracle’, which captured the essence of the success stories of eight economies in East Asia (Japan;…
East Asia’s inclusive growth model [Part – II]
In 1980, China was among the world’s poorest countries with 80 percent of the population having incomes less than $1 per day and only a third of all adults able…
Asia oil and LNG markets are both swamped
Asian markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil are closely related, and both now awash in oversupply. But while data shows forward oil prices rising, LNG prices for future…
Ambitions are affordable for Asia and the Pacific
Three years of implementation of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific shows the region has some catching up to do. Despite much progress, the…
