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Infrastructure Asia inks four memorandums of understanding, showcases over US$16 billion in regional infrastructure opportunities across South and Southeast Asia
Infrastructure Asia signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund, the Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines, the Private Infrastructure Development Group and the World Bank …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Middle East military escalation could cost Asia-Pacific up to US$299 billion: UNDP
New UNDP assessment links Asia-Pacific’s reliance on imported energy and critical supply chains to rising pressure on households, …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Present conflict in the Middle East: Risks and opportunities for South Asia
Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are testing the resilience of global systems, including peace, trade and …
Across Asia, sustainability reporting rules are hardening. Regulators are phasing in climate disclosures, investors are demanding more forward-looking …
All South Asia Press Releases
9 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
East and South Asia maintain solid growth prospects despite heightened uncertainty: UN report
31 October 2025
20 October 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
14 October 2025
World Economic Forum
Chief economists warn of weak growth as economic environment shifts
18 August 2025
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh
25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
20 January 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
14 January 2025
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic resilience in East and South Asia supports global growth amid challenges: UN flagship economic report
5 December 2024
UN Trade and Development
Empowering women digital entrepreneurs in South Asia
18 October 2024
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee
Integrated ecological efforts assist green development in China's western region
17 August 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
As landscapes heal, Nepal’s most iconic animals stage a comeback
26 May 2024
16 October 2023
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum opens with a resounding call to accelerate SDG action in South Asia
21 August 2023
24 June 2022
NEU Battery Materials
NUS GRIP Deep tech start-up, NEU Battery Materials raises S$800,000 in seed funding
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