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Sean Crowley Freelance Writer
Sean Crowley is a freelance writer. He worked for Asian Development Bank’s Department of Communications in media relations, multimedia, and web for many years. Before joining ADB, he worked in communications for the UN and UNU-WIDER and as a journalist for the BBC and the South African Broadcasting Corporation. He has a master’s degree in Communications from the University of Tampere in Finland and a first degree from the University of Warwick in the UK.
Despite welcome progress on universal access to electricity, the transition to renewable energy is faltering at a time when multiple shocks are hitting Asia and the Pacific hard.
New ADB data underlines the importance of managing public debt effectively as the region emerges from the pandemic amid global uncertainty.
COVID-19 has been like rocket fuel to the fintech industry; it’s now time to close digital gaps, particularly for women.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.