A recent analysis by the U.N. children’s agency found that more than 500 million children in East Asia and Pacific countries ...

In a little over three weeks since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Washington has frozen nearly all foreign aid and ...

Both China and Vietnam have made enormous progress in the fight against poverty, and the evidence suggests that rural economic growth has played a large role in this success. Using each country's own ...

Poverty reduction is now at the forefront of strategy in Vietnam ... he hoped for less spending on defense and more on reducing poverty levels for the poor. Asia Society’s purpose is to navigate ...

The Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO) analyzes macroeconomic and poverty developments in 8 developing countries in South Asia. The report is released twice annually for the Spring and Annual Meetings of the ...

With over half of the population societally poor, Sub-Saharan Africa has substantially higher rates of societal poverty than other regions. In contrast, East Asia & Pacific has seen its societal ...

In an exclusive interview with Asia Society, Professor Yunus discusses the importance of micro-credit for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh and elsewhere. Professor Yunus, could you please explain how ...

The global community could slash poverty in Asia at the click of a finger. We have the numbers to prove it. With a global economic slow-down and potentially millions of foreign workers returning ...

A recent analysis by the U.N. children’s agency found that more than 500 million children in East Asia and Pacific countries ...

In the face of these challenges, sustainable infrastructure, climate action, and resilient health systems emerge as pillars ...

In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...