More people are living in cities than ever before with around 55 per cent of the world’s population in cities as of 2018, and this is expected to grow…

Traditional medicine (TM) is culturally entrenched as a primary source of healthcare for large segments of people in many low and middle-income…

RCEP can be a turning point for Southeast Asia if ASEAN takes initiatives to further boost coordination and collaboration to meet the challenges that…

This paper emphasizes the need to prioritize regulatory reform that can support microfinance service providers (MSPs) in Viet Nam in line with 2025…

With the rapid development of digital technologies such as big data and AI, data is becoming a key resource and weapon in the digital era. However,…

Timor Leste’s relations with Australia have always been complex, oscillating between outright hostility and polite coldness. It is, however, in hard…

This brief outlines key governance factors to consider for strategies and approaches that can improve long-term care (LTC) systems in Asia and the…

Like many other countries, Sri Lanka has to face multiple challenges in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis highlights the importance…

The Shadow Board is overwhelmingly calling for a tightening in monetary policy, primarily through higher interest rates. However, this view was not…

In the traditional policy analysis approach, an individual or firm may not know whether a solution will work in real-world conditions. Flexibility,…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to massive disruptions in the lives and livelihoods of people across the world. It has pushed millions of people into…

In order to keep abreast of emerging issues at the National/International and local level, the SDPI brings out a Bi-weekly E-Newsletter on “COVID-19”.…