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Don't leave small businesses behind

The time has finally come again for the tourism industry. As many countries start learning to live with Covid-19, travel restrictions are being eased and people are hitting the road after staying put for more than two years.

Bangkok Post · Apr 17, 2022

Asian Development Bank to provide $2 million loan to support urban development in Nagaland

Nagaland’s towns and cities face the long-term challenges of climate change, lack of basic amenities and poor connectivity

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2022

Challenges for Asean

Over two years after the coronavirus emerged, countries across Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In Southeast Asia, economic growth is projected to pick up to 5.1% this year, from 3.2% in 2021. With 400 million people, or 59% of the population, fully vaccinated, many economies are well on the…

Bangkok Post · Apr 10, 2022

Pandemic sends 4.7m more people into ‘extreme poverty’ in SE Asia

MANILA: The pandemic added 4.7 million more people to Southeast Asia's most extreme poor in 2021, reversing gains made in fighting poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday, while urging governments to take steps to boost economic growth.

Bangkok Post · Mar 16, 2022

ADB: Covid erases 9 million jobs in Southeast Asia

The Covid-19 pandemic obliterated 9.3 million jobs in Southeast Asia as lockdowns hit the region’s traditional engines of growth such as hospitality and tourism, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Bangkok Post · Mar 16, 2022

Pandemic sends 4.7 million more people into extreme poverty in SE Asia - ADB

The pandemic added 4.7 million more people to Southeast Asia's most extreme poor in 2021, reversing gains made in fighting poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday, while urging governments to take steps to boost economic growth.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Grenfell inquiry: Fire safety guidance should ‘perhaps’ have been updated sooner

Bob Ledsome, who works for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, gave evidence at the Grenfell Inquiry.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022

Asia Pacific trade booms despite COVID curbs: ADB

Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa says harsh pandemic restrictions are now ‘more difficult to justify’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2022

In Southeast Asia, decades-long deals stymie shift away from coal

Power purchase agreements that ensure “coal lock-in” are complicating the region’s transition away from fossil fuels.

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2022