COVID-19
This report from ADB provides updated economic projections, revising growth forecasts for developing Asia down slightly from 4.3% to 4.2% in 2022 and from 4.9% to 4.6% in 2023.
Monetary policy tightening by central banks globally and in the region, the protracted Russian invasion of Ukraine, and recurring lockdowns in the People’s Republic of China are slowing down developing Asia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags: Economics, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty
Leaders want countries to brace for headwinds from COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, food shortage, climate change, and other threats.
Tags: ASEAN, Agriculture and food security, Health, COVID-19, Information and communications technology, Trade and industry, Regional cooperation and integration, Environment, Energy
This publication, which provides a tourism recovery communications plan and toolkit, was jointly prepared by BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT.
The 2‑year communications plan seeks to build traveler awareness that destinations in the subregions are open, safe, and easy to visit.
This report examines how employers in Asia and the Pacific now want new hires to have higher digital skills, like digital design, data analytics, data science, machine learning, and programming.
Save the Children, with partner Nepal FM Network, debunks misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccines through a radio show that airs music, which inspires behavior change.
Since its launch in 2020, SEADS has organized three symposia and 10 webinars, while expanding its reach across social media and among users.
To accelerate ASEAN's digital transition, the region needs to raise the quality of its universities and higher education institutions and be more inclusive.
Tags: Information and communications technology, Indonesia, Malaysia, ASEAN, COVID-19, Gender and development
Raising awareness on the benefits of vaccination, funding immunization programs, and addressing infrastructure and resources gaps on vaccine roll-out urgently needed.
Tags: Health, Philippines, COVID-19
