Death, Destruction & Economic Wins: Duterte’s First Year in Review
The first year of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was marked by sustained GDP growth…
Indonesia’s Blue Economy In Need of Good Governance
The ‘blue economy’ concept — a model of sustainable development concerned with the use of…
Foreign Investors Shun Philippines for 4th Straight Quarter
Foreign investors are sending an increasingly strong message to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over his…
Industry 4.0, Thailand 4.0: What’s it All Mean? (video)
Industry 4.0’ has become a buzzword among Asean member countries, many of which believe that…
ADB Driving Supply Chain Finance For Asean SMEs
A new video by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) explains how Supply Chain Finance can…
The RCEP: The Trade Win The World Urgently Needs
Global trade needs a win to fend off rising tides of protectionism and anti-globalisation. The…
Will TPP Diehards Stall The RCEP Seeking a ‘Gold Standard’?
During the Obama administration, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was crucial to US foreign policy in…
Why the RCEP is the only game in town for Asean following TPP trumping
US President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the United States from the 12-member Trans-Pacific…
Will The SDIP Enable Cambodia to Wean Itself From China?
Despite its limited financial capabilities Cambodia could soon have sustainable infrastructure development as a result…
Study: FDI, Political Stability Crucial to Cambodia’s Economic Development
While Cambodia’s move from a centrally planned economy in the 80s to a market-oriented economic…
2016: The Year the Malaysian Economy ‘Crumbled’
Last year was rather eventful for the Malaysian economy. Malaysia’s GDP growth rate — the…
Vietnam SOEs: Structural Reforms Still in Doubt
Vietnam’s economy has shown resilience in the face of global headwinds. In 2016 Vietnam GDP…
Asia-Pacific: Where It’s Come From, Where It’s Going, & Where it is Now
As Asean prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in October it is an opportune time…
Malaysia Seeks to be Global Islamic Wealth Management Centre
With Islamic assets under management of some Rm132.4 billion (US$29.66 billion), Malaysia is well on…
ADB Told to Focus on Infrastructure Development, Climate, Food Security
More than a third of respondents to a poll* conducted by the Asian Development Blog,…
Sino–Myanmar Relations Remain Warm Under Suu Kyi
On November 8, 2015, the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) party…