An enabling trade policy framework could play a critical role in helping Indonesia boost exports and competitiveness, supporting the government’s objective of becoming a high-income country by…

Csilla Lakatos, Angella Faith Montfaucon, Bayu Agnimaruto, Jana Silberring, Mochamad Pasha, Lamiaa Bennis |

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) are measures countries establish to ensure that traded products are safe, healthy, and environmentally friendly.

Angella Faith Montfaucon, Jana Silberring, Csilla Lakatos, Massimiliano Calì, Bayu Agnimaruto |

Laos relies on global and regional trade for economic growth. The World Bank supports efforts to streamline its border clearance.

Konesawang Nghardsaysone, Khampao Nanthavong |

Lessons learned from other countries show that successful fuel subsidy reform requires 3 Cs: credible commitment, consensus, and coordination – and underpinned by a 4th C – communications.

Apurva Sanghi, Jevgenijs Steinbuks |

Social protection measures could cushion energy price shocks. However, social protection measures in the absence of macro- or sectoral- reforms are not fiscally sustainable.

Apurva Sanghi, Jevgenijs Steinbuks |

The question Vietnam now faces is how to reach high income status through higher productivity and protection of Vietnam’s and the world’s global assets.

Manuela V. Ferro |

The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the uneven recovery of East Asia and Pacific. The invasion comes on top of the economic distress caused by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, the financial…

Aaditya Mattoo, Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze, Ergys Islamaj |

On March 16, 2021, the World Bank in Malaysia released a new Flagship Report Aiming High—Navigating the Next Stage of Malaysia’s Development which looks at the next frontier of the country’s…

Richard Record |

After a sharp slowdown to 0.9% in 2020, output in East Asia and Pacific is projected to expand 7.4% in 2021, to a level still around 3 percent below pre-pandemic projections. The pandemic is…

Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze |

East Asia entered the COVID-19 pandemic first and is likely to be the first region to recover. The region can turn this crisis to its long-term advantage by adopting bold and imaginative policies…

Victoria Kwakwa |