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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

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

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

MSMEs Key to Southeast Asia's Post-COVID-19 Recovery—ADB

Supporting the development of MSMEs will contribute to inclusive growth and aid in COVID-19 recovery.

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

There’s a New, Cutting-Edge Payments System and It’s from Cambodia

Bakong is the country’s only all-in-one mobile payment and banking app.

Tags: Cambodia, ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Finance, Health

Helping SMEs Bounce Back from COVID-19

Apart from financial assistance, SMEs also need support navigating a business environment changed by the pandemic.

Tags: ASEAN, COVID-19, Health, Private sector development, SMEs

How to Kickstart Tourism in the Wake of COVID-19

To revive tourism, governments and stakeholders need to coordinate and provide relief to affected sectors, to name a few.

Tags: COVID-19, Tourism, Health