Across countries, renting has been chosen by the young, the single and, more generally, the mobile, over ownership. In this paper, we use district-…

As we seek to increase impact investing activity, it is likely that further progress will be constituted by scaling existing activity as well as…

The countercyclical pattern of saving in Thailand in the 1990s and 2000s challenged the prediction of permanent income theory and raised questions…

This paper aims to examine the effect of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance on sovereign funding costs, with a focus on emerging…

As the world’s second and third largest economies, both the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Japan are facing the challenge of energy insecurity.…

Globally, 1.7 billion adults still lack access to formal financial services, with a large percentage living in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.…

Financial services in Thailand are undergoing rapid transformation. The adoption of digital payments has been growing at an exponential rate, thanks to…

The paper provides an empirical analysis of factors affecting the use of capital market instruments for financing infrastructure public–private…

This working paper posits that the Fourth Industrial Revolution, driven by the expanding digital economy, will bring significant changes to Asia and…

As an alternative clean and climate-friendly energy source, renewable energy has gained increased importance in government policies, in particular…

This paper presents the findings of a survey among 18 central banks from Asia and the Pacific regarding their views on and policies regarding…

Rapid developments in financial technology (fintech) are expected to contribute to improvements in financial inclusion and well-being. This paper…