Covid-19 Could Push Half A Billion People Into Poverty
According to one estimate, 420-580 million people worldwide could be pushed into poverty, with as much as 240 million of them living in the East Asia and Pacific region.
Thailand News with a China Business Perspective
Thailand News with a China Business Perspective
Category Economics
Trumping financial risks in Asia
Twenty years after the Asian financial crisis of 1997–98 and the global financial crisis of 2007–08, storm clouds are gathering once again
การคุ้มครองครัวเรือนยากจนไทยเมื่อเผชิญภาวะเศรษฐกิจที่ยากลำบาก
An elderly man waits for medicine at a hospital counter in Thailand. Photo: Trinn Suwannapha/World Bank Thailand recently announced that it will put into action a national social assistance program for poor families. Such a program can help reduce poverty…
Regulating agribusinesses: What are the trends in developing East Asia?
The pace of economic development throughout developing East Asia has been unprecedented. Despite the effect of the 1997-98 financial crisis, poverty rates in the region have been consistently declining. Agriculture played a key role by driving growth in the early…
Malaysia launches the world’s first green Islamic bond
The green sukuk, or Islamic bond, is a big step forward to fill gaps in green financing. Proceeds are used to fund environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects such as solar farms in Malaysia. Photo: Aisyaqilumar/bigstock Climate change is expected to hit…
Хятад улсын махны эрэлт Монголд ямар нөлөөтэй вэ
Also available in English Tsetsen-Uul soum, Zavkhan province, Mongolia. Photo: Miles McKenna/World Bank Хүнсний аюулгүй байдлын зарчмын хувьд хүнсий сүлжээнд фермээс хоолны ширээ рүү хүрэх тухай ойлголт мах, махан бүтээгдэхүүний хувьд тийм ч амаргүй байдаг. Таны ширээн дээрх шинэ мах…
Three things to know about migrant workers and remittances in Malaysia
Migrants represent 15% of Malaysia’s workforce, making the country home to the fourth largest number of migrants in the East Asia Pacific region. The migrant population is diverse, made up of workers from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, China and…
