This paper examines the complementary and competitive roles of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in … Asia given the backdrop of a changing world in which development priorities and challenges are changing rapidly and the … recent efforts at improving aid coordination. With this background, the paper examines the roles of the World Bank and ADB in …

and patterns in developing governance and institutions in DRM in the Asia and the Pacific region. The paper then derives …

implication is that governments in Asia should continue and/or strengthen pension reforms towards more pre-funding of future …

Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …

As Asia considers greater harmonization and integration of its financial systems, it would be well-advised to consider … formally as a lender of last resort in a financial crisis. Europe’s experiences should not dissuade Asia from seeking … appropriate further harmonization and integration. However, they do argue strongly for Asia to take the kind of careful, step …

FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN’s five FTAs each …

Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …

Financial safety nets in Asia have come a long way since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997–98. Not wanting to …

Regional governance systems and national frameworks to address climate change and accelerate green growth in Asia are …