promote higher economic growth and employment, especially in the Middle East and Central Asia regions. First, we show that … employment and growth gains from SME financial inclusion, which appear larger in the Middle East and Central Asia than in other …

economic growth in East Asia. Developed Asia produces technology-intensive intermediate goods and capital goods and ships them …, the ability of the rest of the world to absorb Asia's exports has decreased. Export production in some Asian countries has … production networks in Asia. It then discusses how developing Asian countries could leverage production networks to facilitate …