Governments can leverage private capital for societal objectives by supporting impact investment. Impact investments are investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact ...

This is a study of how the Bhutan National Statistics Bureau began producing Import and Export Price Indices (XMPI) using existing administrative data. This was made possible through support from the Regional Programme on ...

In May 2015, The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), adopted Resolution 71/11 to establish the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management ...

The ESCAP Digital and Sustainable Regional Integration Index (DigiSRII), is an attempt to bring together the various dimensions of regional integration while also accounting for the growing importance of digital and ...

The theme of APBF 2020 was “The Future of Value Chains and Implications for Small- and Medium Sized Enterprises”. Under this theme, participants discussed the challenges and opportunities for value chains and SMEs, including ...

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, governments, border agencies, logistics companies and traders have been exploring how they can leverage existing trade and transport facilitation measures to keep goods moving across borders. ...

<p>The Disaster Riskscape across South-East Asia: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders presents a comprehensive analysis of the subregion&rsquo;s riskscape to inform policy actions. Governments in South-East Asia have pioneered ...

<p>The Disaster Riskscape Across North and Central Asia: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders zooms into the analytical research findings of the APDR with specific reference to the North and Central Asia region and comprehensively ...

The Disaster Riskscape across East and North-East Asia: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders, provides analysis from the APDR 2019 with specific reference to the East and North-East Asia subregion and comprehensively presents ...

<p>The Disaster Riskscape across the Pacific Small Island Developing States: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders presents a comprehensive analysis of the sub-region&rsquo;s riskscape to inform policy actions. The overall message ...