The appointment of the first female and first African director-general of the WTO has drawn attention to the DG’s role, while raising hopes for reform…

The Credit Guarantee Schemes (CGSs) are integral to credit supplementation systems in most countries. CGS is widely regarded as one of the most market-…

This brief presents evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on TVET in Sri Lanka using two primary datasets. First, this brief uses TVET graduate tracer…

Greater climate vulnerability appears to have a sizable positive effect on sovereign bond yields, while greater resilience to climate change has an…

This report presents the results of a feasibility study on generating high-quality poverty statistics in the Philippines using satellite imagery,…

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic heavily disrupted the world, causing both a global health emergency and a global economic crisis. While almost every…

Vietnam’s agricultural exports play a particularly important role in the country’s development, by generating employment, improving the quality of life…

Malaysia’s third wave of COVID-19 infections has highlighted its longstanding challenges in managing the migrant worker population, which is…

The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Working…

This policy brief outlines best practices for credit guarantee schemes (CGSs) especially in times of financial crises. It also presents safeguards to…

The old-age dependency ratio has a significantly negative effect on economic development, but appropriate foreign labor immigration and elderly long-…

Russia has never been the easiest nation to understand, at least to the West that has often seen Russia as hostile. This appreciation goes back to…