Papers and Briefs

This paper investigates the impact of COVID-19 mobility restrictions on the time taken for cargo to clear borders in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) area.

This paper examines revenue and expenditure management in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and recommends ways to cut risk and strengthen the resilience of the fiscal system.

This brief analyzes how digitalization can help overcome trade and trade finance challenges, assesses the factors holding it back, and shows how it can promote inclusive and sustainable growth in the Asia and Pacific region.

The livelihoods of many beneficiary households have improved as a result of the cash transfer program in Cambodia.

Information and communication technology has supported and accelerated the growth of the global economy in unprecedented ways.

Investment in clean energy projects has been severely inadequate due to poor climate policy implementation and limited capital inflows to fund decarbonization efforts.

Developing Asian countries can learn from Japan's experience of implementing sanitation and wastewater management systems for their own goals, laws, regulations, facilities, and financial systems.

Online platforms provide an opportunity for businesses to sell their products to a larger consumer base. 

This brief explains how the People's Republic of China (PRC) is using agricultural insurance to help its famers reduce risk and mitigate the impacts of climate change, while outlining opportunities to deepen the system.

This brief shows how innovative financing can help cut agricultural pollution in the People's Republic of China’s Xin'an River Basin by plugging funding gaps for nature-based solutions that also mitigate against climate change.