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11 Aug 20
Muhammad Afnan Alam explores different Asian government's digital approaches to Covid-19, identifying successes across the continent.
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13 Nov 19
Ageing populations could benefit economies in the Asia and the Pacific region if governments adopt the right technology policies, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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24 Oct 19
Asia faces prolonged economic uncertainty, the IMF has warned, despite it accounting for more than two-thirds of global growth in 2019.
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5 Aug 19
South Asia can sustain strong growth but it must not rest on its laurels, warns the Asian Development Bank’s Lei Lei Song.
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5 Aug 19
The Asian Development Bank has set up a new financing mechanism to provide countries with money quickly following natural disasters.
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9 Apr 19
Sri Lanka’s economy can look forward to healthy growth over the next two years but reforms remain “essential”, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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19 Oct 18
Malaysia will shift to accrual accounting within the next three years as part of reforms to stop the “excesses of the past”.
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5 Apr 18
The UK is giving another £3m to countries in Africa and Asia to tackle the threat of landmines.
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28 Jul 16
The Asian Development Bank has raised around $74m from the issuance of five-year, offshore Indian rupee-linked bonds.
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19 May 16
CIPFA International chair Ian Ball has stressed the importance of good public financial management to improved service delivery and robust governance.
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14 Mar 16
Reforms that will allow Asia to capitalise on its economic success are vital to the global economy, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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5 Nov 15
Asian countries need to invest at an “unprecedented scale” in transport infrastructure, the Asian Development Bank vice president has said.
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26 Oct 15
Asia’s poorest and most vulnerable countries need revitalised and more robust development efforts to meet the challenges impeding their progress, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said.
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20 May 15
A boost to productivity and investment in skills and human capital would lead to improved well-being and growth performance in the Asia Pacific region, the Asian Development Bank has said.