The rebates or surcharges for London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)-based loans to sovereign and fully sovereign-guaranteed borrowers, loans under the…

The Philippines, a country prone to natural calamities and vulnerable to economic fluctuations, has much to accomplish in improving workers’ access to…

This paper presents the results of two mobile phone surveys conducted by the Asian Development Bank among farmers in Punjab and Sindh provinces in…

The Covid-19 pandemic since early 2019 has drastically disrupted economic activities throughout the world. According to the World Trade Organization,…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (…

In 2018, India and Bangladesh entered into a bilateral Agreement for the use of the Chattogram and Mongla Ports (ACMP) to allow the movement of goods…

Analysis of sanitation, health, and education using country-level data suggests that sanitation improves child health, increases enrollment,and leads…

The brief highlights the importance of Chattogram, the main seaport of Bangladesh, as a transshipment hub for the North Eastern Region (NER) of India…

As a rival to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the G7’s “Build Back Better World” (B3W) will face significant challenges. As a complement,…

This paper presents results of a survey on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and a simultaneous locust invasion on farmers’ harvests, marketing…

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 surge in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo has enacted the strictest lockdown policy since the pandemic began 18…

This paper explores how governments in Asia and the Pacific can create a more enabling environment for tech start-ups.