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News
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Governments meeting this week at a United Nations forum are considering new ways of assessing public debt sustainability and scaling up sustainable finance against a backdrop of the need to increase…Press Release -
06Oct2023UN launches ten principles for action to bridge the sustainable finance gap in Asia and the Pacific
Amidst the challenging macroeconomic environment in many countries and concerns around public debt sustainability, progress in financing climate action in Asia and the Pacific has only fallen further…Press Release -
05Apr2023New UN report urges a significant shift in thinking about leveraging public debt for development gains
While the average government debt level in the Asia-Pacific region is at an 18-year high, this is not necessarily bad news, and it is time for a bold shift in thinking about public debt…Press Release -
14Apr2022UN: “Great finance divide” amid COVID-19 poses major setback for sustainable development
The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and constrained their ability to…Press Release -
Amid continuing uncertainty over the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased global risks, the regionâs economic recovery and progress must be anchored in âa new social contractâ of…Press Release -
Everyone in the world could have access to clean, affordable energy within the next nine years if countries modestly increase investments, according to new reports released Friday, in the recent of a…Press Release -
The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States will have new tools to help them address issues related to road freight transport caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the…Press Release -
The Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) announced a joint initiative today to help governments to enhance…Press Release
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24Jan2019
East and South Asia remain world’s most dynamic regions, but risks are increasing: UN report
The global economy will continue to grow at a steady pace of around 3 per cent in 2019 and 2020 amid signs that global growth has peaked. However, a worrisome combination of development challenges…Press Release -
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific …Press Release
