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The Japanese government has said it will cut the country’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, in the latest sign of growing momentum on international climate action. Yoshihide Suga, …
Japan steps up climate ambition with 2050 net zero emissions goal Read More
Bangladesh — the overcrowded, overpopulated flood-prone state that, founded in 1971, is barely older than the internet — is now one of the richest countries in South Asia. The region …
South Asia Has a New Economic Leader. Will the World Take Note? Read More
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Bottle Economy Read More
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Project Ruhani Read More
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Spot On! Read More
Surbhi Kesar is a young, Indian, pluralist economist, who has been researching the impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable Indians. The report she has contributed made the newspaper headlines in India. …
Indian Summary Read More
Up to 38 million people in East Asian and Pacific countries will be pushed into poverty by the coronavirus crisis, the World Bank has said. It will be the region’s …
Pandemic to create millions of ‘new poor’ in East Asia: World Bank Read More
The descendants of Indian Tamil tea plantation workers remain stuck at the bottom of Sri Lankan society. Many of them continue to work under harsh conditions for a meager daily …
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon tea workers live under a legacy of exploitation Read More
Cambodia’s Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, amid claims that that overlending to poor borrowers, who can ill-afford to repay, has resulted in land seizures …
Cambodia’s Microfinance Industry in Troubled Waters Read More
Japan’s voluntary month-and-a-half shutdown of the economy in April due to COVID-19 has had a higher cost for women than men. A key reason: a “guilt gap” between women and …
Guilt, Gender, and an Inclusive Recovery: A Lesson from Japan Read More