Policy makers should heed the widely accepted lesson of the virtue of freer trade in charting the path towards a post-pandemic economic future.

Infrastructure competitiveness plays a central role in attracting investment and promoting economic growth. However, Vietnam is lagging behind some…

The development of the Middle Corridor is institutionally independent and potentially transformative for the economies of Central Asia, the Caucasus,…

The services sector is composed of a diverse range of services, including retail and business services, education, and health, among others. Some…

While ASEAN has much to gain from economic cooperation and integration, it faces nontrivial growth and integration barriers.

This publication introduces an online database of international investment agreements involving Asia and the Pacific and analyzes investment treaties…

The webinar series, which featured industry experts and speakers at the forefront of research and practice, explored various issues concerning security…

Major GHG emitters such as China, the United States (U.S.), European Union (EU), Japan and Korea have pledged to move forward carbon neutrality by the…

This brief analyzes global value chain indicators in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during 2000-2019. It explores how the PRC has developed the…

Central Asian countries need to implement domestic policy reforms that will make it easier to start new businesses and to trade across borders.

This paper finds that remittances in the Kyrgyz Republic have negative impacts on schooling. It suggests actions including financial literacy education…

While Shadow Board members still considered current monetary settings as appropriate for the upcoming May meeting, attention turns to a tightening in…