Southeast Asia Working Papers
The ADB Southeast Asia Working Paper Series is a forum for stimulating discussion and eliciting feedback on ongoing and recently completed economic, sector, and policy work undertaken by ADB staff, consultants, or resource persons in the context of the Southeast Asia Department's (SERD) operational work. The series deals with economic and development issues in Southeast Asia and aims to enhance knowledge of Southeast Asia's development and policy challenges, strengthen subregional and country operations, and contribute to policy dialogue at the national and regional level.
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Financial Access of Women-Owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam
This working paper identifies challenges in access to finance for women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam and recommends ways to improve it.
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COVID-19 and Overseas Filipino Workers: Return Migration and Reintegration into the Home Country—the Philippine Case
This paper profiles the return migration and reintegration of returning overseas workers into the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and discusses policy considerations.
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Reimagining Viet Nam’s Microfinance Sector: Recommendations for Institutional and Legal Reforms
This paper emphasizes the need to prioritize regulatory reform that can support microfinance service providers (MSPs) in Viet Nam in line with 2025 targets outlined in the country's new National Financial Inclusion Strategy.
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The Potential for Foreign Investment in a Domestic Credit Rating Agency in Viet Nam
This paper evaluates the Viet Nam bond market from a global credit rating agency’s perspective and examines the potential of an international rating agency’s entry to the Vietnamese market through a technical service agreement.
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Philippine Business Cycle Characterization: A Christiano–Fitzgerald Band Pass Filter Reassessment
This study explores the key features and characteristics of business cycles in the Philippines, including the volatility of key macroeconomic variables.
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Increasing Benefits Through Economic Corridor Development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao Translation)
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic can maximize the potential benefits from the Greater Mekong Subregion’s economic corridors through its national policies, capacities, and implementation arrangements.
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Increasing Benefits through Economic Corridor Development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic can maximize the potential benefits from the Greater Mekong Subregion’s economic corridors through its national policies, capacities, and implementation arrangements.
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Large-Scale Soil Health Restoration: The Way Forward for Reversing Climate Change while Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security
This paper describes soil health, and lists soil-regenerative agriculture practices that can mitigate and reverse climate change, improve water management, and enhance food and nutrition security.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Organic Agriculture: Empowering Poor Women to Build the Future
The paper presents empirical evidence from ADBI studies which outlines the positive contributions of organic agriculture in fostering gender equality and in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Fostering Competitive Cities and Urban Areas in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Building Inclusive Economic Clusters Sustainably
This discussion paper focuses on the urban aspects of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) corridor development and what will be needed to bolster the competitiveness of the region.