Slowing global economic activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly reduced the demand for crude oil. At the same time, there is rising…

The unfolding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has precipitated a sharp projected slowdown in the region’s growth, raising the specter of…

Despite huge investments, health services remain far from perfect in developed and developing countries alike. In high-income countries, 7% of…

In 2019, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $100 million loan contributing to climate finance for the $1.5 billion Shandong Green Development…

Green, social, and sustainability bonds are bond instruments where the proceeds are used for eligible projects with positive environmental and/or…

This publication highlights how green bonds can help fund projects supporting climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. It also features…

This publication highlights the features of the Shandong Green Development Fund (SGDF) to promote climate-friendly investments, particularly to support…

This paper presents evidence on the spatial distribution and effects of urban agglomeration on firm innovation using data from 25 developing countries…

This paper revisits the impact of population aging on economic growth and explores how technological advancement affects this relationship.

Quarterly macroeconomic overview of Mongolia's banking system using charts and graphs produced by the Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research…

COVID-19 originated in China with the first reported cases in December 2019, and then spread across well over 200 countries, territories and areas in…

It has been almost half a year since the massive outbreak in Wuhan, China was globally noticed. Lockdowns, however, are still in force in many…