In February 2021, in Georgia the hotel price index decreased by 2.8% compared to January 2021. The 3-star, 4-star and 5-star hotel price index…

With the numbers of older persons in the Asia and Pacific region increasing rapidly, there is a growing urgency to develop and strengthen long-term…

The KDI Journal of Economic Policy (KDI JEP) is a professional journal published on a quarterly basis. The Journal publishes papers on the academic and…

This policy brief discusses the state of play in vaccine procurement and distribution in Asia and the Pacific, as well as the challenges posed in…

This policy brief draws on discussions conducted at the session titled Policy and Innovation for Transport 2.0 – Building a National Network of the…

The efficient operation of sewerage services is impacted by various factors such as geographical and topographical conditions, diversity of vertical…

In this issue of Update from Washington DC.: The Economist’s Technology for Change Week Asia; Don’t Mess with Me: Combating Gender-based Violence in…

The COVID-19, or coronavirus global pandemic, has required huge responses from governments all over the world. Timor-Leste has its own unique…

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with an unprecedented global crisis, has hard hit all the countries around the world. However, particularly low-income…

The Asia Foundation’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) project supports women’s organizations to work on a range of economic empowerment issues,…

Quarterly macroeconomic overview of Mongolia's banking system using charts and graphs produced by the Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research…

Big data and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the credit industry worldwide. This process is clearly visible in Vietnam, an emerging lower…