Finance


Eliminating Malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Financial resource mobilization by the Malaria Trust Fund has helped eradicate malaria and build strong foundations for health systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Tags: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Health, Finance

Webinar Advocates Harnessing SME Finance through Digital Technology
Digital financing leading to equalization of access to capital, says VP Saeed.

Tags: Finance, Sustainable Development Goals, SMEs, Information and communications technology, Trade and industry, COVID-19

Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Philippines 2020 Report
This report explores the use of green bonds and other finance instruments for climate-resilient infrastructure and investment opportunities that can support the Philippines in achieving a low-carbon economy.

Tags: Philippines, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, GFH Publications

ADB Approves $2.5 Million Grant to Support Viet Nam's Disaster Response
Funding to help those affected by recent floods in the central region.

Tags: Viet Nam, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management

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

World Bank Launches Initiative to Improve Sustainability of Indonesia’s Fisheries
Program to get $1 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility.

Tags: Indonesia, Agriculture and food security, Sustainable Development Goals, Finance

$484 Million ADB Loan to Fund New GMS Expressway in Myanmar
The project will help strengthen Myanmar’s connectivity with Thailand and other countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Tags: Myanmar, Transportation, Finance, Regional cooperation and integration, Trade and industry

The Potential for Foreign Investment in a Domestic Credit Rating Agency in Viet Nam
This paper evaluates the Viet Nam bond market from a global credit rating agency’s perspective and examines the potential of an international rating agency’s entry to the Vietnamese market through a technical service agreement.

Tags: Viet Nam, Finance, GFH Publications

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

Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020—Volume 1: Country and Regional Reviews
Volume 1 of this report looks at MSMEs in Southeast Asia and analyzes the challenges facing them.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, Private sector development, Economy, ASEAN, Social development and poverty, Economics, Health, Finance, SMEs

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