Does a shortage of safe assets sow the seeds of instability in a financial system? This paper empirically explores the hypothesis of…

Financial innovation in the form of new delivery channels, products, and providers has helped push out the frontier of access to finance…

Nepal lacks a concrete policy framework for small and medium-sized enterprises' participation in global value chains.

Financial innovation has helped push out the frontier of access to finance while blurring the regulatory boundaries of the financial…

Since 2010, Asia and the Pacific region has seen unrivaled economic growth. The growth of real gross domestic product per capita was…

Does a shortage of safe assets sow the seeds of instability in a financial system?

Infrastructure investments may boost public revenues.

This report provides an update on progress toward the establishment of a regional settlement intermediary to support investment and more…

The size of the blue economy has responded positively to sustainable ocean management policies.

This paper presents evidence on the spatial distribution and effects of urban agglomeration on firm innovation. It uses a unique dataset…