This issue focuses on demographic change and human capital. It explores types of insurance for older people and considers economic…

The road to recovery from the pandemic may be daunting, yet economic trends suggest the potential for the recovery process to positively…

This edition considers recent trends in financial conditions and developments in local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia. It…

This study examines how COVID-19 has impacted foreign direct investment (FDI) using data from 173 home to 192 host countries from the…

This publication offers a comprehensive regional-level analysis and gives a rundown of how eight Southeast Asian countries dealt with…

This paper shows how satellite images can help overcome challenges in obtaining timely and spatially disaggregated data for impact…

Formalizing informal micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises is critical to boosting national productivity, creating quality jobs,…

This paper investigates the impact of real exchange rate (RER) misalignment on business cycles among 22 economies in Asia and the…

This paper introduces a new indicator of export diversification in Asia and the Pacific based on value added in sectors that contribute…

Tuvalu is a small island developing state comprising nine atolls in the South Pacific. It is geographically isolated and highly…