The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had devastating impacts in Southeast Asia. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) quickly responded with a substantial…

Alleviating COVID-19’s fallout on the most affected will require improving welfare delivery well into an increasingly digital age. How can digital…

Malaysian young workers face job and income predicaments as the economic fallout of Covid-19 continually unfolds, but the roots run deeper. Educational…

Emerging economies are taking on extremely large amounts of dollar-denominated debt as part of the "Belt and Road Initiative."

While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to subside, governments in major countries have put in place the largest-ever economic stimulus…

Railway connection does not necessarily crowd out the traffic of other transport modes.

This Mid-year Report covers the period of January to June 2020, detailing the progress made by Urban Financing Partnership Facility (UFPF) and the…

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…

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA) that came into force on 1 August 2020 is the latest in a string of free trade agreements that Vietnam has…

Infrastructural development is crucial for regional trade integration.

The COVID-19 pandemic is testing international cooperation and presents a particularly daunting challenge to regionalism. The transboundary nature of…

The Japanese government is promoting overseas infrastructure investment especially in developing countries. The Infrastructure System Export Strategy…