This publication explains how improved financial conditions in emerging East Asia have been clouded by uncertainty over the path of monetary tightening in the United States and other risks. It includes findings from the latest local currency bond market survey, noting that liquidity weakened overall in 2022.
This report, co-published with ESCAP and UNDP, shows how cascading crises are pushing the Sustainable Development Goals out of reach of Asia and the Pacific economies and explains how energy, food, and finance systems can boost resilience and kickstart development progress.
This publication reviews the financial performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in nine Pacific island economies and looks at how policy makers can help state-owned power utilities address climate risk. The study shows how commercializing and partnering with the private sector is helping SOEs respond to climate change and facilitate inclusive economic growth.
Analyzing how the role of ASEAN economies in global value chains has helped spur their recovery and cut poverty, this publication shows the need to future-proof these critical networks to ensure inclusive, sustainable, and greener growth. Highlighting systemic shocks to global trade, it explains how economic momentum, stronger institutions, and more inclusive growth can help mitigate risks and build resilient economies.
