Financial markets in East and Southeast Asia have become increasingly sophisticated and interlinked over the last two decades. A panel of experts discussed six new technologies that are helping financial market infrastructure evolve to meet the challenges of the digital age.

Developing Asia has vast public spending needs to build a more inclusive, sustainable future for the region. How can authorities mobilize sufficient tax revenues fairly while still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic?

Entrepreneurial firms are important enablers of economic resilience during crises. In this webinar, experts shared insights from a 2-year longitudinal study from four Asian countries and the UK on how entrepreneurs can build entrepreneurial resilience in their businesses. In addition, they discussed how policymakers can facilitate and harness entrepreneurial resilience for greater economic resilience.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for progress toward gender equality in Asia. The UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessment—which provides snapshots of how the region’s women and girls have experienced the pandemic—is helping expose the extent of these impacts and their implications for the region’s recovery.

The Asian Development Outlook analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia. This includes forecasting the inflation and gross domestic product growth rates of countries throughout the region, including the People’s Republic of China and India.