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The Cambodian economy has experienced rapid growth in recent decades, with its gross national income per capita increasing to US$1,119…

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ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Tanaka, Kiyoyasu

Better environmental, social and governance performance is associated with lower default risk, and therefore lower funding costs.

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Nemoto, Naoko|Liu, Lian

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

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

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

With 54 percent of the global population of 7.3 billion people living in cities, and the urban population projected in the next 30 years…

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

The lack of employment opportunities remains one of the drivers of poverty in the Philippines. With the advent of the Fourth Industrial…

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Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Quismorio, Brenda A.|Pasquin, Maria Antonette D.|Tayco, Claire S.

This paper assesses the urban future of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), currently home to 59% of the national population, from the…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Webster, Douglas|Jenny, Hubert|Cai, Jianming

The insulating properties of flexible exchange rates have long been a highly contentious issue in emerging markets—not least in Asian…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Eichengreen, Barry|Park, Donghyun|Ramayandi, Arief|Shin, Kwanho

This report considers the opportunity of greater use of physiotherapy to contribute to better health and economic outcomes for those…

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New Zealand Institute of Economic Research

Bealing, Michael|Welvaert, Mieke

In Georgia, the average cost of a room1 in a 3-star hotel was 115 GEL per night in February 2020. While the average cost of a room in a…

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Policy and Management Consulting Group

Group, Policy and Management Consulting