Urbanization and industrialization draw people from rural areas to migrate to cities in search of a better standard of living. In fast-developing…

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is pleased to announce its Twenty-third Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) from 15 – 17 December…

The KDI Journal of Economic Policy (KDI JEP) is a professional journal published on a quarterly basis. The Journal publishes papers on the academic and…

The objective of the AIP is to promote stakeholder trust in ADB and to increase the development impact of ADB activities. The policy reflects ADB’s…

The Country Partnership Strategy: People’s Republic of China, 2016–2020 sought to support the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in its efforts to foster…

South Asian countries constitute 36 per cent of the world’s poor (UNESCAP, 2018a). Hence the region plays a pivotal role in the success, or lack…

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has become a significant threat to our society and has disrupted economic and labor market activities…

This policy brief explores the potential economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak using the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Model, a multiregion…

This brief reviews the evolution of the role of export credit agencies (ECAs) and their impact on trade and investment. It argues that regional…

Rapid progress on the sanitation-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the most formidable challenges facing our world. Globally, 61%…

The EU has evolved from a grouping of six Western European countries with stated economic objectives to a large regional organization of now 27…

We examine the intersection between financial inclusion, financial literacy, and financial technology. Using worldwide data, we find a significant…