This issue looks at various challenges related to COVID-19 and explores diverse topics that include health reform, the benefits of bank-…

This study uses multivariable smooth transition autoregressive–vector autoregressive (STAR–VAR), a novel model to explore how inflation…

Carbon and other environmental taxes, if set at an appropriate level, can help to increase social welfare.

The economic outlook for Asia and the Pacific remains upbeat, with the region’s developing economies expected to grow 4.7% in 2023, and…

This brief analyzes ways to economically empower women in rural Tajikistan and highlights how better integrating measures into the…

This edition shows how a modest improvement in economic fundamentals has buoyed East Asia’s local currency bond (LCY) markets, but…

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the complexities and challenges associated with the development, production, and distribution of…

Drawing on the results of the Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey Wave 2, this report analyzes the health and socioeconomic well-being…

This report explores Uzbekistan’s nascent technology start-up ecosystem, outlines hurdles entrepreneurs face to turn ideas into viable…

This publication provides updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well…