In 2019, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $100 million loan contributing to climate finance for the $1.5 billion Shandong Green Development…

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The role of agriculture in the Malaysian economy has been declining steadily over the years. Today, agriculture’s share of the country’s GDP and…

This study offers a comprehensive picture of the rural economy in Bangladesh during the first three months of the lockdown period in comparison with…

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is far-reaching. In this paper, we selectively review the rapidly growing literature with a focus on (1) the impact…

An all-inclusive financial system is one of the channels through which information and communication technology (ICT) affects economic growth. Digital…

This paper aims to identify the role of digitalization and infrastructure in two fast-growing Asian economies, namely India and the People’s Republic…

This study aims to understand the linkages between demographic dividends, digital innovation, and economic growth, using Bangladesh as a case study. It…

In this current era of the fourth industrial revolution, both the negative and positive effects of financial inclusion raise the question of whether…

The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing economic and broader development challenges as never before. Policy lessons from Asia and the Pacific’s past…

Monitoring the changes in coastlines is an important matter and has been the subject of great concern in recent years. The Western and North-Western…

Soon after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments began extending financial and other forms of support to micro, small, and medium…