Thailand’s interest in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) at first appeared to have motives that were more strategic than economic. Bangkok wanted to maintain good…
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Asia and the Pacific
08 Jun 2020
Economic corridors have gained popularity as a potentially important instrument in the development and transformation of low and middle income economies. But why have some…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 May 2020
Trafficking, tax cheating, cash-in-hand unrecorded deals, prostitution, smuggling, illegal drugs: all of the above behaviours – plus a wide range of others – are often…
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Asia and the Pacific
29 May 2020
ASEAN and ASEAN+3 have been slow to respond to the pandemic. But they have been strenuously ramping up their efforts. But more needs to be done, and quickly. There are…
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Asia and the Pacific
28 May 2020