Spotlight Archives
- COVID-19: There's an app for that24 Aug 2020In Asia and the Pacific, digital platforms have also been used to find solutions to the pandemic, to protect people, and get societies back up and running. This blog recommends using digital platforms to propel economies into recovery as well. Read on.
- Two ways to help revive tourism in Asia and the Pacific05 Aug 2020Tourism in Asia and the Pacific has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Two strategies are being tried to revive the sector in the short run: promoting domestic tourism and using “travel bubbles”. Read on.
- Tracking COVID-19’s devastating toll on Asia’s remittances04 August 2020
- The Regional Cooperation and Integration Policy Open Dialogue (RCI-POD)Aug 2020A Webinar Series which aims to provide a venue for casual and open policy dialogue on Regional Cooperation and Integration issues. Co-organized by the ADB's Regional Cooperation and Integration Division and the RCI Thematic Group. See all the episodes here.
- Pacific Economic Monitor – July 2020July 2020The July 2020 edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor discusses the impacts of COVID-19 and provides an overview of other current economic and development issues in ADB's Pacific developing member countries.
- Restarting Economies and COVID-19 Control: Letting Loose Without Letting UpJuly 2020Join the Asian Impact live webinar on 28 July 2020, 2:00 pm, online, Manila, Philippines time (GMT +8), as a panel of experts discuss how lockdowns have helped restrict COVID-19 transmission but at a terrible cost for business activity and people’s livelihoods.
- Building a Resilient Future for Asia after COVID-19: How can ADB help?18 July 2020ADB’s latest study estimates that the pandemic could cost the region from 6.2% to 9.3% in lost regional GDP, depending on whether it entails a 3-month or a 6-month containment scenario
- COVID-19 is a serious blow to the remittances that millions of families depend upon18 July 2020
- ADB Briefs: COVID-19 Exposes Asian Banks' Vulnerability to US Dollar FundingJuly 2020This brief explores the role of the US dollar as the dominant currency for international trade and financial transactions and the rise in Asian banks' US dollar funding activities since the global financial crisis. It looks at the implications of Asian banks' exposure to US dollar funding and highlights considerations for policy makers.
- COVID-19 and Dollar Funding StrainsJuly 2020Join the Asian impact live webinar on 8 July 2020 3:00 pm, online, Manila, Philippines time (GMT +8), featuring a high-level panel of experts examining the vulnerabilities accompanying the region’s continued growth in cross-border banking activities, among others.
