News: ITU, ADB and the World Bank
Governance specialists should be a bit more adventurous, cut down on attention to internal bureaucratic processes, and engage more vividly with partners.
Expanding the role of fiscal policy in fighting poverty and inequality should not come at the expense of fiscal sustainability.
Yesterday’s thinking will not solve tomorrow’s challenges; we need to do something radically different to ensure safe and quality food for everyone in the region.
The importance of women benefiting from climate change mitigation efforts in Southeast Asia becomes clearer by the day.
Diabetes can’t be solved by health systems alone – it’s a global problem that is driven by our lifestyle choices.
The same spirit of cooperation we saw this week in Frankfurt will continue next year at ADB’s 50th Annual Meeting in Yokohama, Japan.
Recent evaluation shows these elements are crucial to supporting economic growth and eradicating poverty without further harming the environment.
Asian mayors will discuss in Frankfurt the competing challenges and opportunities their cities face to becoming inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
We need to start taking more youth perspectives into account for social and economic development to stay relevant.
The right policies could raise developing Asia’s potential growth by nearly 1 percentage point annually over the next ten years.