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26Oct2023UN forum to urge Asia and the Pacific to review fiscal space to scale up green transition
Amidst weak economic growth prospects, high inflation and elevated interest rates, a UN regional gathering is bringing ministers, policymakers and experts to assess the effects of investments in the…Media Advisory -
08Apr2022New UN report: Financing constraints on developing countries have reversed global progress and imperil SDGs
While most developed countries have been able to finance a robust recovery from the COVID19 pandemic, fiscal constraints in developing countries have hampered their response and caused a reversal of…Media Advisory -
The rapid development of Asia-Pacific economies over the past few decades has lifted millions out of poverty. However, the high economic growth has masked key social issues, particularly inequality,…Media Advisory -
The latest edition of the United Nations flagship report, the World Economic Situation and Prospects, will be launched in the Asia-Pacific region on Friday, 14 January 2022. The report warns that…Media Advisory -
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will launch its flagship report, the âEconomic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021: Towards post-COVID…Media Advisory -
The latest edition of the United Nations' flagship report, the World Economic Situation and Prospects, will be launched in the Asia-Pacific region on Thursday, 28 January 2021. The report highlights…Media Advisory
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Heads of State, senior government officials and other stakeholders from 62 countries will convene this week to coordinate stronger regional responses in addressing the significant socio-economic…Media Advisory
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03Apr2020Virtual regional launch and Press briefing of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and continuing trade uncertainties are having far-reaching economic and social consequences for the Asia-Pacific region, with strong cross-border spillover effects through trade…Media Advisory -
Starting Wednesday, UNU-WIDER and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) are jointly hosting a three-day conference in Bangkok on productive job creation in…Media Advisory
