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On 25 October 2020, Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah declined to declare a National Emergency, despite Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’…

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ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Carruthers, Andrew M.

Asia and the Pacific

27 Nov 2020

This paper presents an empirical and spatial analysis on how welfare gains are realized in a land pooling scheme in four ADB-financed local area plans…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Bacani, Eleanor|Mehta, Shinjini

Bhutan

27 Nov 2020

This publication serves as a guide for Maldives’ energy transition—from being powered by costly and polluting fossil fuels to being sustained by clean…

Maldives

27 Nov 2020

WTO members should choose the WTO director-general very soon as major issues remain to be tackled. As the world organisation is purposed to advance…

Asia and the Pacific

26 Nov 2020

This Survey is the second in a three-year long project designed to help understand and broaden knowledge surrounding the unique challenges and…

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The Asia Foundation

Akseer, Tabasum|Hayat, Khadija|Kazimi, Sayed Rohullah|Swift, David|Yadgari, Mustafa

Asia and the Pacific

26 Nov 2020

This report provides insights to support long-term planning to improve import and export processes in the Pacific.

Fiji

26 Nov 2020

This study analyzes the economic impact of ongoing and future infrastructure development projects in Nepal as the country aims to strengthen…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Hayashi, Tadateru|Basu-Das, Sanchita|Khadka, Manbar Singh|Isono, Ikumo|Keola, Souknilanh|Tsubota, Kenmei

Nepal

26 Nov 2020

This report explores green bonds and other finance instruments for climate-resilient infrastructure and investment opportunities that can support the…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Davidson, Kristiane|Gunawan, Nabilla|Almeida, Miguel|Boulle, Bridget

“The Great Lockdown”, referring to the period in which COVID-19 containment measures were put in place worldwide, has had a significant toll on the…

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Policy and Management Consulting Group

Group, Policy and Management Consulting

Asia and the Pacific

25 Nov 2020

Before the COVID-19 pandemic was prevailing in the U.S., many people had expected that Trump could easily start his second term in the White House.…

Asia and the Pacific

25 Nov 2020

Among the many adverse spill over impacts unfolding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of rising food insecurity associated with the…

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Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

Lanka, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri

Asia and the Pacific

25 Nov 2020

Decarbonisation is not happening in a vacuum but on a planet already replete with ecological challenges. The material-intensive requirement of low-…

Asia and the Pacific

25 Nov 2020