The Islamic finance industry has grown substantially in Asia over the last 2 decades. The Muslim populations in … different Asian countries, especially in Southeast Asia, are increasing. Rapid Muslim population growth and improving living …, investors from the Middle East and Asia are increasingly seeking to invest in products that are in line with their religious …

This paper examines the developments of cross-border portfolio assets and liabilities in the Asia and Pacific region …. Limited capital inflows to debt securities issued by emerging Asia may be attributable to the early stages of bond market … reflects Japan's preference toward debt securities. Other Asia and Pacific economies have invested more heavily in foreign …

We assess the evolution of spillover effects of unconventional monetary policies (UMPs) on Asia and the Pacific region …, and evaluate the impact on and implications for the macroeconomy. We develop a Panel Vector Auto Regression model for Asia … a shadow interest rate estimated by Krippner (2013). We find that Asia and the Pacific region has responded to the …

for East Asia's financial cooperation, including: (i) regional economic surveillance led by the Economic Review and Policy …

new regional institutions that Asia needs to establish to contribute to this evolving global economic architecture. …

This paper examines the countercyclicality of remittance inflows to the countries in Asia and the Pacific. It also aims …. The degree to which remittances are countercyclical is found to vary significantly by subregion: Central Asia and … Southeast Asia, including many remittance-dependent countries, show stronger countercyclicality than other subregions. The …

The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing economic and broader development challenges as never before. Policy lessons from Asia … inequality and environmental challenges increased the region's vulnerabilities. The post-pandemic recovery in Asia and the …

This study examines the determinants of blue economy activities, namely tourism and fisheries, in 21 Asia and Pacific … positively depends on the gross fixed capital formation and access to electricity in Asia and Pacific island countries. We find … support the need for, and effectiveness of, the implementation of sustainable ocean governance policies in the Asia and …

Over the past two decades, Asia and the Pacific have not only experienced rapid growth, but in parallel saw a rapid … caused by the obesity endemic for the region. This paper fills this gap by providing a first cost estimate for 42 Asia and …