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The financial literacy rates around the world are not even at 37% on average, and the top countries have rates that are barely above 70…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Cumming, Douglas|Johan, Sofia

The phased implementation of the minimum mandatory retirement age (60) from 2016 has expanded the employment of older workers (55-60)…

It is important to include fintech firms when considering the regulation of the financial industry.

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Franco, Lavinia|Garcia, Ana Laura|Husetovic, Vigor|Lassiter, Jessica

Inflation targeting works well with independent central banks, yet fiscal dominance concerns may hinder the efficacy and independence of…

The significant changes in monetary policy implementation in recent weeks in response to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak has led us…

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New Zealand Institute of Economic Research

Research, New Zealand Institute of Economic

Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Huang, Bihong|Yang, Zhuoxiang|Yu, Yantuan

The annual portfolio performance report (APPR) provides the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board and Management with a strategic overview…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Bank

ASEAN, the world’s fifth-largest economy, is moving towards greater economic integration yet is severely constrained by an expanding…

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The Asia Foundation

Google.org

China has become a significant financier of major infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia under the banner of its Belt and Road…

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Brookings India

Rajah, Roland

Sri Lankan migrants abroad are an important resource to the Sri Lankan economy. In 2019, Sri Lankans abroad remitted a total of USD 6.7…