Continued growth is expected in the Pacific, but governments need to generate additional resources for public infrastructure and…

This report analyzes tourism in Asia and the Pacific as a services export industry, assesses how it was hard hit by the pandemic, and…

The pandemic’s devastating impact on tourism-dependent Maldives highlighted the need to diversify its economy to reduce macroeconomic…

Using matched data from three sources in Lahore, Pakistan, the paper finds that employers’ gender restrictions are a larger constraint…

This work shows that some demographic groups end up underrepresented in household inflation expectations surveys due to item nonresponse…

This paper reviews the overall micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise landscape in Asia, including the challenges and constraints…

This edition analyzes how financial conditions weakened and bond yields rose in most emerging East Asian markets between 1 September and…

This paper estimates the impact of demographic change on labor productivity growth. The analysis covers a panel of 90 advanced and…

This brief calls for better safety standards on how automotive batteries are recycled in Asia’s developing countries to reduce harmful…

This report analyzes e-commerce in Asia and the Pacific, assesses its environmental impact, and explains why providing adequate internet…