Publication
28 December 2022

Leveraging Benefits of Regional Economic Integration: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Greater Mekong Subregion

This report shows how the Lao PDR can leverage its regional position to boost trade, increase agriculture, and harness the power of its cities to promote inclusive and equitable growth.

Publication
22 December 2022

The Green, Social, Sustainable and Other Labeled (GSS+) Bonds Initiative for Southeast Asia

This flyer explains how Southeast Asian debt issuers could raise over $1 billion by 2025 through green, social, sustainable, and other labeled bonds to finance climate investments.

Article
20 December 2022

Safer Trains: Expanding Communication Platforms to Report Gender-Based Violence in Transport Services in the Philippines

Grievance redress mechanisms ​​​are essential for quick response to stakeholder feedback—and to make public transport equitable and safer.

Article
19 December 2022

Innovating for Sustainability Requires More than Technology

Intellectual property and other intangible assets needed to help Southeast Asia meet net zero goals.

News
15 December 2022

Students’ App Ideas Showcased at TCS goIT Digital Innovation Fair 2022

A mobile app that enables citizens to easily call for emergency assistance during calamities bags top prize.

Publication
14 December 2022

Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Supplement: Global Gloom Dims Asian Prospects

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.

Publication
12 December 2022

Joint BIMP‑EAGA and IMT-GT Tourism Recovery Communications Plan and Toolkit 2022–2024

This publication, which provides a tourism recovery communications plan and toolkit, was jointly prepared by BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT.

News
12 December 2022

$3 Million in Seed Funding at Stake in Search for Innovative Solutions to Fight Climate Change

Grant size ranges from $100,000 to $250,000; deadline ends 31 January 2023.

Article
12 December 2022

Why We Need Whole Life Carbon Data to Scale Net-Zero Buildings

With buildings and the wider built environment contributing more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions, the property sector needs to decarbonize.

News
12 December 2022

BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT Launch Joint Tourism Communications Plan

The 2‑year communications plan seeks to build traveler awareness that destinations in the subregions are open, safe, and easy to visit.

Article
8 December 2022

Digitize to Decarbonize

Riding the waves of innovations can help leapfrog Paris pathways.

News
5 December 2022

$500 Million ADB Loan to Support Indonesia's Energy Sector, Green Recovery

The assistance will support Indonesia’s energy sector reforms, expand investments in renewable energy, and promote green recovery from COVID-19.

Article
5 December 2022

Redefining Business As Usual: Exploring the Future of MSMEs in Indonesia through Strategic Foresight

Strategic foresight can help policymakers grasp a more holistic understanding of an issue.

Publication
30 November 2022

Building Better Local Business Environments: Accelerating Pandemic Recovery of Small Firms in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam

This brief explains the critical role small firms play in Southeast Asia's economy and what measures are needed to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication
30 November 2022

G20 Digital Innovation Network Whitebook

This report highlights some of the strategies, opportunities, and challenges facing the tech industry in the wake of the pandemic.