In a world of climate change and headline-grabbing cyclones, El Niño is one of the most unspoken climate risks in East Asia and the Pacific.
The word "convenience" in the single-use plastics context, needs urgent redefinition, especially in the East Asia region where several countries top the list in terms of plastics leaking…
With public resources strained, governments alone cannot fund large-scale infrastructure development
With public resources strained, governments alone cannot fund large-scale infrastructure development
Protecting ASEAN’s impressive gains over the past two decades will require prioritizing investments in people – that is, human capital.
Globally, unemployment is hitting young people the hardest. The ILO estimates that youth unemployment rates are 300 percent higher than unemployment rates for adults over 25 years old, and higher…
The force of digitalization is driving the global economy, creating distinct groups of leaders and laggards. Through institutional reform that leverages the advantages of digitalization, the…
A new report focuses on how Southeast Asia can overcome the still very significant barriers to the expansion of its digital economy.