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Regional Cooperation and Integration Policy Open Dialogue (RCI-POD) Webinar Series
Co-organized by the Regional Cooperation and Integration Division and RCI Thematic Group, the webinar series aims to provide a venue for casual and open policy dialogue on RCI issues.
ADB COVID-19 Policy Database
This database provides information on the key economic measures that authorities are taking to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures are classified according to how they work their way through the financial system, and how they affect the financial positions of different sectors of society. The database also tracks non-economic measures.
Asian Impact is a webinar series that showcases ADB’s research work and informs debate on critical policy issues in Asia. ADB experts, noted academics, frontline policy makers, and others will provide their insights through engaging panel discussions and stimulating research seminars. Join us for an evidence-based exploration of Asia’s continuing economic transformation and the risks that the region faces.
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Spotlight
Edited by: Bambang Susantono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Cyn-Young Park1Oct24Measuring Port Activities and Lockdown Impact Using Automatic Identification System Data
This study measures congestion, investigates port characteristics, and the influence of regional factors on congestion during the COVID-19 periods. It develops a set of port performance indicators called Port Traffic Database. Read the working paper here.
17Dec20Asia’s regional financing woes are exposed during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the Asia’s continued dependence on non-resident capital and the vulnerabilities of this type of financing. This blog explores the role of RCI in updating and upgrading Asia's financial architecture towards building stronger intraregional financing mechanisms for a more stable path to recovery. Read on.
1Dec20Pacific Economic Monitor
This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor discusses the outlook for 2021 and key issues for recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, including vaccine procurement and distribution.
Blogs
24Feb2022Asian Trade Has Rebounded Strongly, Yet Uncertainties Persist
Trade in services, particularly non-digital services, and movement of people is still sluggish due to the ongoing pandemic. The emergence of new COVID-19 variants has hit trade particularly hard.
21Feb2022COVID-19 is Changing Financial Inclusion: Can Policymakers Keep Up?
Current blockages in some supply chains are raising questions about the complexity and importance of these networks.
20Feb2022For Pandemic Relief in South Asia, Look to the Diasporas
The pandemic has created unprecedented economic difficulties globally. The countries in South Asia are among the most affected. South Asia’s GDP contracted by 5.6% in 2020.
13May2021Vaccinations won't lead to vacations anytime soon unless we take action now
Regional or international agreements on vaccine passes are still lacking. Current travel bubbles between places with low COVID-19 risks are rare and fragile.
23Mar2021Despite the pandemic, remittances have kept flowing home to Asia’s families
Many Asian migrant workers seem to have withstood the waves of economic hardships, sending home record amounts of money in months following a large slump between April and May 2020.
17Dec2020Asia’s regional financing woes are exposed during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its twin health and economic crises, has exposed the vulnerabilities in this financing arrangement. The rapid withdrawal of capital from Asia in the early months of the outbreak is a reminder of the region’s continued dependence on non-resident capital.
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