Banking
As non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs) have become more important in recent decades, their involvement in funding markets as well as roles in financial crises have
August 25, 2025
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Finance
How states leverage sovereign debt to support their military endeavours has been examined thoroughly, but the relationship between private finance and armed conflict remains underexplored.
August 25, 2025
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International Trade
As part of the ongoing US-China trade war, since 2020 the US has restricted the exports of cutting-edge semiconductors from third countries to Huawei. This
August 25, 2025
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Economy
Economic research often treats tools such as tariffs, subsides, interest rates, monetary policy, and austerity measures as gender neutral. This column argues that when sex-disaggregated
August 25, 2025
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Economy
Strong fiscal rules, independent oversight, and coordinated policymaking can safeguard monetary policy credibility and economic stability in Asia and the Pacific. From the Asian financial
August 23, 2025
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Development
Governments in Asia and the Pacific are reforming regulations to reduce business costs and attract investment. Cambodia is showing that evidence-based tools and digital platforms
August 23, 2025
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Education
The most economically prosperous and gender-equal societies often display stronger gender segregation in educational choices – a pattern known as the ‘gender equality paradox’. This
August 20, 2025
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Innovation
Generative AI tools such as GPT-4o are now widely accessible, but there is still limited experimental evidence on how they affect real knowledge work across
August 20, 2025
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Banking
The independence of monetary authorities from political interference is a foundational principle of modern central banking, and understanding whether threats to this independence affect expectations
August 20, 2025
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Economy
By some criteria, the post-pandemic disinflation was a triumph for central banks in advanced economies: inflation fell sharply from 40-year highs while unemployment rates remained
August 20, 2025
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