Victoria Kwakwa

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World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific
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3 ways Asia can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic faster

Countries in the East Asia and Pacific region will benefit from cooperation in three major areas: vaccine deployment, reviving sectors of the regional economy, and building on their close integration into global value chains
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Southeast Asia remains a hot spot for plastic pollution

The use of plastics is deeply embedded in our daily lives, in everything from grocery bags and cutlery to water bottles and sandwich wrap. But the quest for convenience has gone too far and we are failing to use plastics efficiently, wasting valuable resources and harming the environment.
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Governments facing tough choices in COVID-19 crisis

Countries in East Asia and Pacific must expand effective programs for poverty relief as the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating lives and livelihoods.
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Six priorities to strengthen the digital economy in Southeast Asia

The signs of Southeast Asia’s digital transformation are obvious from its impressive tech “unicorn” companies, such as GoJek, Grab and Lazada, Sea, Tokopedia and Traveloka