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Publication | July 2020

COVID-19 Exposes Asian Banks’ Vulnerability to US Dollar Funding

This brief examines the US dollar funding exposure of Asian banks and suggests how policy makers in the region could support financial stability.

Publication | June 2020

Assessing the Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing: A Country Diagnostics Toolkit

This diagnostics toolkit is designed to help countries assess the financial management of disaster risk and to provide a basis for them to enhance financial resilience through insurance and other risk transfer instruments.

Publication | June 2020

Three Decades of International Financial Crises: What Have We Learned and What Still Needs to be Done?

This paper highlights lessons from the Asian Financial Crisis, the Global Financial Crisis, and the Eurozone Debt Crisis to identify what more can be done to strengthen financial systems.

Publication | May 2020

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Brochures and Flyers | August 2020

COVID-19 Recovery: A Pathway to a Low-Carbon and Resilient Future

This brief introduces a framework to help countries tackle the climate crisis and build resilience as an integral part of their recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Papers and Briefs | August 2020

Spatial Dynamics and Driving Forces of Asian Cities

This study develops a new city-level panel dataset using satellite nighttime light imagery and grid population data for over 1,500 cities in 43 economies in Asia and the Pacific from 1992 to 2016.
Papers and Briefs | August 2020

COVID-19 Impact on Farm Households in Punjab, Pakistan: Analysis of Data from a Cross-Sectional Survey

This brief sets out survey findings from Punjab, Pakistan on how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected farmers and highlights respondents’ policy priorities.
Books | August 2020

Azerbaijan: Moving Toward More Diversified, Resilient, and Inclusive Development

Azerbaijan has set the course for the economy to reduce its dependence on oil by promoting new drivers of growth. This publication emphasizes the need for diversification, particularly in the agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing sectors.
Papers and Briefs | August 2020

COVID-19, Technology, and Polarizing Jobs

This brief assesses how COVID-19 will affect jobs in Asia and the Pacific and proposes policy actions to manage the impacts.
Papers and Briefs | August 2020

COVID-19 Impact on International Migration, Remittances, and Recipient Households in Developing Asia

This brief assesses the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on migrant workers, how reduced remittances will affect households and economies in Asia and the Pacific, and what policy makers can do to soften the blow.
Serials | July 2020

Pacific Economic Monitor – July 2020

Most Pacific island countries appear to have avoided direct health impacts from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Yet, the pandemic highlights the need to strengthen their health and social protection systems.
Books | July 2020

Reforms, Opportunities, and Challenges for State-Owned Enterprises

This book explores issues relating to the role and performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, and Viet Nam, with insights on evolving roles in the Republic of Korea.