Op-eds and Opinion

Moving Beyond Fossil Fuels for a Clean and Green Cambodia - Jyotsana Varma

Solving Decarbonization Requires Investment in Emerging Markets - Ahmed M. Saeed

Meeting global climate ambitions through regional collaboration - Thomas Panella and Safdar Parvez

Greater Transparency in the Regulatory Environment is Good Business - Sonomi Tanaka

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical for the growth and development of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).

How Students Can Catch Up on Learning Lost During the Pandemic - Albert Park

Across Asia and the Pacific, students and parents are breathing a sigh of relief as schools reopen and in-person classes gradually resume.

Reimagining Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises - Ahmed M. Saeed and Erick Thohir

Last month, when we met in Jakarta to discuss the collaboration between the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), we reflected on Indonesia's remarkable development progress. After years of strong policy leadership, the country stands on the cusp of upper middle-income status.

FAR Sight Needed to Address Agricultural Challenges - Niu Zhiming

Ensuring a constant level of grain production in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) while maintaining the country’s gains in eliminating poverty are twin policy priorities in the State Council Decree for Comprehensive Promotion of Rural Vitalization, the country’s most prominent policy statement for 2022. These priorities are consistent with various other government visions for the coming years, including the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, and would also contribute significantly to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Southeast Asia’s Road to Recovery - Ramesh Subramaniam

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Southeast Asia had been a global success story in fostering growth and reducing poverty.

Align Economic Policies with Long-Term Reform Needs - Dominik Peschel

Like much of the world, China’s economic performance is set to be further overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.

Toward a More Natural Cityscape - Bambang Susantono

After nearly a century of believing that engineering solutions could conquer nature to make cities productive and efficient centers of socio-economic development...