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An outpouring of international humanitarian aid to China has alleviated the severe shortage of key medical supplies…

Asia and the Pacific

11 Mar 2020

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This brief summarizes ADB analysis of the global, regional, and economy- and sector-specific economic impact of the…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Abiad, Abdul|Arao, Mia|Dagli, Suzette|Ferrarini, Benno|Noy, Ilan|Osewe, Patrick|Pagaduan, Jesson|Park, Donghyun|Platitas, Reizle

Asia and the Pacific

06 Mar 2020

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Asia needs high-quality infrastructure development projects, such as high-speed rail (HSR), to drive economic growth…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Hayashi, Yoshitsugu|Seetharam, K. E.|Bharule, Shreyas

Asia and the Pacific

05 Mar 2020

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With 54 percent of the global population of 7.3 billion people living in cities, and the urban population projected…

Asia and the Pacific

05 Mar 2020

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The informal economy refers to all kinds of economic activities conducted unofficially in the market, and thereby…

Asia and the Pacific

04 Mar 2020

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1. Established in 2007, the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) helps developing member countries (…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Aid, Australian|Canada, Government of|Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign

Asia and the Pacific

03 Mar 2020

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The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting regional economies. To cope with grim growth prospects, governments are leaning…

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S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol Karen

Asia and the Pacific

03 Mar 2020

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Global value chains (GVCs) may have distributional consequences for the relative demand for skilled labour. This…

Asia and the Pacific

28 Feb 2020

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Placing Asian economies on a low-carbon path requires an unprecedented shift in private investment and new financing…

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Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam|Wolf, Peter|Yao, Xianbin

Asia and the Pacific

28 Feb 2020

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This paper aims at identifying effective macroprudential policy (MPP) interventions and analysing the macroeconomic…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Khan, Fahad|Ramayandi, Arief|Schröder, Marcel

Asia and the Pacific

28 Feb 2020

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