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Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.

Regional cooperation and integration efforts on marine life conservation can be improved through strengthened governance and financial sustainability.

Long-term policy framework, regulatory alignment, and smart infrastructure may unlock the region’s digital trade potential.

Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.

Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.

Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.

Short- and long-term actions in roads, rail, waterways, maritime, and aviation can enhance transport connectivity and promote integration in the SAARC region.

A market-based approach for reducing air pollution offers countries in the region great potential for flexibility and innovation.

Green finance can provide the fiscal firepower to manage the impact of the crisis and steer economies toward resource-efficient and low-carbon growth.

A new book identifies ways to stimulate Asian economic growth through a shift from traditional industrial policies to indigenous innovation.