Regional cooperation supports South Asia’s resilient recovery

The World Bank's recently-updated approach to help South Asian nations work together to cope with COVID-19 and unlock new opportunities for growth focuses on resilience, economic connectivity…

Hartwig Schafer, Cecile Fruman |
Competitiveness, Energy, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty, Regional Integration, Trade, Transport

COVID-19: a time to rebuild a stronger, greener South Asia

As they respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19), countries have a unique opportunity to plan for stronger and greener economies.

John Roome |
Climate Change, Competitiveness, Environment, Forests, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty, Regional Integration, Water

Powering up Central and South Asia

Can One Country's Electricity Surplus Be Another Country's Gain? The opening ceremonies in Dushanbe, Tajikistan starting Wednesday for construction works on the CASA-1000 project mark an…

Annette Dixon |
Energy, Trade, Water