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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
14 December 2024
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum urges 'whole-of-society' in data to leave no one behind
1 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
18 October 2024
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Southeast Asia: Foreign investments resilient despite global economic uncertainties
8 October 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean, ESCAP launch regional investment plan to boost sustainable FDI
11 August 2024
Philippine House of Representatives
Philippine Congress committee passes landmark bill to drive national decarbonisation, economic growth
25 July 2024
21 July 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB raises developing Asia and the Pacific’s economic growth forecast for 2024
26 June 2024
Volvo Construction Equipment Asia
Indonesia’s new capital city Nusantara can pioneer sustainable and clean urban construction in Southeast Asia
24 June 2024
18 June 2024
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN secretary-general and global leaders mark 60 years of UNCTAD, urging for an equitable economy
26 May 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum catalyses collective action to make feminist finance a reality for Asia and the Pacific
29 April 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Countries resolve to leverage innovation, promote digital inclusion for those furthest behind
11 April 2024
Asian Development Bank
ADB forecasts developing Asia’s economy to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024
8 April 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Costs on the rise and volatile, but trade facilitation could mitigate challenges ahead
1 April 2024
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The future of global trade: UNCTAD announces first-ever Global Supply Chain Forum
18 March 2024
United Nations Development Programme
Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP
8 January 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
US$200 million ADB loan to help prepare climate-resilient Philippine infrastructure projects
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