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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
AI helping modernise trade across Asia and the Pacific, though adoption gaps remain
Artificial intelligence is reshaping trade processes across Asia and the Pacific. However, despite growing interest, most economies have yet to deploy the technology at scale, according to a new study …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific leaders meet to fast-track action on water, energy, cities and development partnerships
The window to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is narrowing and regional progress must speed up. …
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Bankable pathways to scale Asean power integration
Asean’s decarbonisation challenge is both urgent and structural. Electricity demand is set to more than double by 2050, …
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Demand for trade finance to rise amid supply chain realignment: report
Global demand for trade finance is expected to rise as companies diversify markets, deepen intra-regional trade, and reconfigure …
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20 October 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP launches US$100 million programme to accelerate climate, nature action
14 October 2025
29 July 2025
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB lowers economic growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific
12 May 2025
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Digitalisation can reduce persistent inequality in Asia and the Pacific
15 March 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Financing for development: Reforming global systems to drive progress
5 December 2024
1 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
21 July 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB raises developing Asia and the Pacific’s economic growth forecast for 2024
10 June 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN urges regional cooperation to accelerate digitalisation of cross-border trade procedures
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
21 February 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change impacts severely impede SDGs: ADB-UN report
5 February 2024
Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank commits record climate finance of almost US$10 billion in 2023
8 January 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
US$200 million ADB loan to help prepare climate-resilient Philippine infrastructure projects
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