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Enhancing internet connectivity, data security, and workers’ digital skills can reduce the digital gap in Central Asia.
Countries in Asia and the Pacific must use tax incentives sparingly, embed them into law, and reinforce their overall investment environment.
FDI-recipient countries show positive growth in productivity but their technology gains depend on absorption capacity.
Assess preparedness for BEPS minimum standards and the global minimum tax proposal, prioritize tax certainty, and develop capacities to address international tax avoidance and treaty abuse.
Insights gained from natural capital accounting can guide the design of projects and public policies.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Invest in economic sectors that are more likely to generate more productive jobs.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of real-time learning in adapting interventions to an uncertain and rapidly changing situation.
Promote remote processing of cargo clearances and modernize border facilities to improve intraregional trade in BIMSTEC.
Modernized facilities and customs reform cut the passage time by over 50% at the busy border crossing in Uzbekistan.