Bold policies needed to boost economic recovery and improve social stability
Among the alleged ills of globalisation, few have dominated the headlines in the past decade as much as worsening inequality.
New evidence suggests lockdowns were an overly blunt and economically costly tool. They are politically difficult to keep in place for long enough to stamp out...
Key mechanisms to position Thailand as the premier destination for investment include regulatory predictability and transparency as well as competitive tax policies and regulations
Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, explains COVID-19 response success in the country thanks to a combination of government action, social responsibility and community...
COVID-19’s economic impacts create a unique opportunity to rethink the traditional employment-based foundations and lack of social protection in Thailand.
Countries in East Asia and Pacific must expand effective programs for poverty relief as the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating lives and livelihoods.
It would be easy to blame China, but the coronavirus outbreak is hitting an economy already weakened by air pollution, sinking productivity, the worst drought in...