Published August, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Shows why Southeast Asian countries need to consider fresh taxation policies after many struggled to finance massive public expenditure programs to combat COVID-19. The report considers the impact of the pandemic on countries including Cambodia and Thailand to lay out steps policymakers can take to create healthier fiscal spaces.

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Published August, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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A 'Fintech for Health' approach integrates digital financial services with health innovations to help solve health-care affordability, quality, and access challenges. This report draws on examples of this approach from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore.

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Published August, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Reviews the health sector challenges and progress in the CAREC region and recommends establishing a regional health coordination mechanism and developing a regional health strategy and investment framework.

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Published August, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Provides an update on the local currency sustainable bond markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3).

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Published August, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Outlines recent developments in financial conditions and local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia. The publication discusses the impact of asset purchase programs carried out to facilitate market liquidity and stabilize bond prices.

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Published June, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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This guidance note presents a shared framework for understanding trade facilitation and border health issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses effective manufacturing supply chains and equal vaccine distribution, the efficient flow of vaccines and medical goods across borders, and funding modalities.

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Published June, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Explores the potential impacts of compounding risk between natural hazards and infectious disease outbreaks such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region.

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Published June, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Offers a comprehensive regional-level analysis and gives a rundown of how eight Southeast Asian countries dealt with and are now beginning to recover from COVID-19. The publication looks at how countries have reshaped their economies and considers the impact of job losses as COVID-19 sent development gains into reverse.

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Published June, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Occupational exposure to asbestos is estimated to lead to more than 230,000 deaths globally every year. This publication provides guidance on the duties of employers and contractors in minimizing risks from asbestos; training requirements; and the identification, containment, safe removal, and management of asbestos waste.

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Published May, 2022
By Asian Development Bank
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Explores how regional cooperation and integration (RCI) can be enhanced in Asia and the Pacific to help the region build back resiliently and sustainably from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

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