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LDCs were able to weather the health aspects of the pandemic better than initially predicted due to country-specific factors, including: previous experience with epidemics; the...

From the start of the twenty-first century, the discourse on development and development policies has increasingly emphasized services as the main leverage for developing...

The global carbon market is fragmented and includes both private and public actors. On the one hand, carbon trading is a feature of the global climate regime under the Paris...

The world is facing multiple crises of climate change, growing human conflicts, geoeconomic fragmentation and a cost-of-living crunch, all of which weigh heavily on least...

The COVID-19 pandemic shock and its compounded adverse effects on trade, investment and development have exposed major gaps in the sustainability of achievements made towards...

The outlook for LDCs is grim: mired in the health, economic and social crises brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 they recorded their worst growth performance in...

The second UNCTAD Creative Economy Outlook and Country Profile report (2018) demonstrates not only that there has been significant growth in the creative economy but also that...

Foreign investors have bought or leased most of the privatized enterprises, most of them being medium-scale industrial ventures.

Cambodia has met the criteria for graduation from least developed country status, but structural vulnerabilities will continue beyond graduation.

The International community reached a truly historic milestone with the Paris climate agreement in 2015.

This paper reviews these incentives to assess their costs and benefits, including their likely effectiveness in attracting capital and in supporting the diversification strategy.

Pursuant to Article 16 of Sub-Decree 139, dated 26 June 2023, implementing the 2021 Law on Investment (LoI), this Prakas is issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)...

This year’s economic activity has been slower than previously anticipated due to emerging structural bottlenecks and continued external headwinds.

Cambodia’s economic performance remains relatively robust but uneven. Steady export performance, particularly in garments and tourism, benefitted growth and job creation in...

This paper compares the investment laws of the 10 ASEAN countries, focusing on basic questions relating to the function of investment laws in each country.

This background paper provides a deeper evidence base to support the findings summarized in the second-generation Systemic Country Diagnostic (SCD-2) main report.

Cambodia’s GDP grew 5.3 percent in 2024 and is projected to grow 5.5 percent in 2025 according to the World Bank, which cites a continued rebound in the Kingdom’s tourism and...

Developing countries have collectively displayed relatively high growth rates in the last decade. Although large disparities still persist in standards of living, low and middle...

This background note discusses the landscape of board responsibilities to reflect recent trends in capital markets in ASEAN economies and globally.

Subnational governments in Asia and the Pacific are key providers of the public services and infrastructure required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.