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Southeast Asia and Pacific
Expanding market
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Business dimensions

The Internet's business relevance has grown dramatically in the Philippines

Eco systems
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Dangerous dams

Mekong dam projects endanger eco systems as well as people's livelihoods

Infrastructure
Ipsita Sapra

Not for everyone

India must do much more to provide social protection to all its people

Social insurance
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Modernity has arrived

Population growth in Thailand is close to zero – and the average age across the nation is rising

The Philippines
Wolfgang Moellers

Hope for Peace

Road to an autonomous Muslim region in southern Philippines remains bumpy

Cambodia
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Dealing with the past

Initiatives help young Cambodians come to terms with the trauma of the dictatorial Khmer Rouge regime

Faith
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Deadly pro-life rhetoric

Looking out of touch on reproductive health and gender issues, Catholic Church loses clout in the Philippines

Traffic
Hans-Heinrich Bass
Thanh Trung Nguyen

Imminent gridlock

Vietnam needs to tackle urban-traffic congestion

Institutions
Anja Strautz

From NGO to commercial bank

From NGO to formal bank: Acleda in Cambodia has a stunning success story to tell

Comment
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Bishops versus majority

Catholic church opposes reproductive health bill in the Philippines

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery