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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020—Volume II: COVID-19 Impact on Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Developing Asia

Volume 2 of this report looks at the impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs in developing Asia.

Tags: MSMEs, SMEs, COVID-19, Trade and industry, Private sector development

Public Health Innovations for COVID-19: Finding, Trusting, and Scaling Innovation

This paper provides an overview of innovative solutions that can bolster public health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: COVID-19, Information and communications technology, Health

Here’s a Bright Spot for Tourism

World Travel Awards names winning tourism and travel players in Asia.

Tags: ASEAN, Tourism, COVID-19

Green Finance and Digitalization Key to ASEAN Countries’ Recovery from COVID-19

Region facing huge challenges as the pandemic squeezed government budgets.

Tags: ASEAN, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Governance and public sector management

Worse Crises to Come If Global Response Remains Weak, Warns New Report

Authors say seismic shift in approach needed to escape era of pandemics.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management

Greater Mekong Forum Looks to Accelerate Development of Economic Corridors

Member countries hope to strengthen the subregion’s economic corridors to spur investment, jobs, and incomes.

Tags: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, ASEAN, Regional cooperation and integration, COVID-19, Health, Trade and industry

Green Finance Strategies for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia: Greening Recoveries for Planet and People

This publication examines innovative finance mechanisms that can incentivize green infrastructure investment in developing Asia and support the fight against COVID-19.

Tags: Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, COVID-19, Governance and public sector management, Sustainable Development Goals, GFH Publications

Examining COVID-19 Impact on ASEAN+3 Countries (ADBI Conference)

The forum will also look at the role of digitalization to stabilize the regional economy.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, COVID-19, Economy, Sustainable Development Goals, Health

ASEAN Enhances Health Cooperation with New Initiatives

The new initiatives include creating an ASEAN Center for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases.

Tags: ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, COVID-19, Health

$30 Million ADB Loan to Scale Up Myanmar’s COVID-19 Health Response

The loan will help the government invest in 31 hospitals across the country.

Tags: Myanmar, Health, COVID-19