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A report by a Study Group established by the Asian Consultative Council of the Bank for International Settlements.

Early rollout of climate-mitigation strategies will help countries meet their Paris Agreement commitments and smooth the low-carbon transition.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and multilateral development bank (MDB) partners, which together provided record levels of dedicated finance in 2021 to support the green transition, issued a forward-looking joint statement at the COP27 global climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.

Developing East Asia has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past few decades thanks to a combination of policies that fostered outward-oriented and labor-intensive growth, investments in basic human capital, and sound economic governance.

The central banks of Pakistan and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on setting up yuan clearing arrangements in the South Asian country to increase the Chinese currency's usage for cross-border transactions.

A key delegate at Singapore International Water Week 2022 – a five‑day event for the global water industry to share best practices, showcase technologies and explore solutions – highlighted the urgent nature of the water‑related challenges facing the world. Dechen Tsering, Regional Director and Representative for Asia and the Pacific on the United Nations Environment Programme, said: “We don’t have decades for something that is put into a legally binding instrument to roll down to society. These amazing innovations, these amazing technologies, this amazing finance – it’s not happening fast enough, and we don’t have enough time.”

New data in AIIB’s Asian Infrastructure Finance 2022 report reveals scale of state capacity and collective global effort needed to accelerate net zero transition.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has adopted a comprehensive reform road map, featuring a new operating model, to accelerate its transformation and more effectively serve the rapidly changing needs of its developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Asia remains a relative bright spot in an increasingly dimming global economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday as it announced cuts in its Asia-Pacific growth projections.

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Globalization, demographic trends, the green transition, and technological innovations are transforming labor markets in Europe and Central Asia, altering their institutional and contractual arrangements, and creating disparities and vulnerabilities in the labor force.