The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom convened the inaugural ASEAN-UK Joint Cooperation Committee (AUKJCC) Meeting via videoconference on June 24, marking the start of a formal partnership to strengthen their long-standing ties.

(CPV) - Meeting in person for the first time since the COVID pandemic began, the Global Environment Facility’s governing body approved the final tranche of its seventh funding cycle and endorsed record donor contributions for the coming four years as the partnership rallied around the need to invest in improved planetary health.

Malaysia recorded net foreign investment inflows of 48.1 billion ringgit (10.93 billion USD) in 2021, the highest since 2016, signaling the robust recovery, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau has attended workshops themed “Act East through North East” and “Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence” held recently by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the Government of Assam State.

(CPV) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD250 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines in its climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.

(CPV) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD400 million policy-based loan to help the Philippine government further deepen the country’s domestic capital markets and increase the supply of long-term finance, especially for infrastructure development, which is crucial for the country’s sustained economic growth.

(CPV) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) responded effectively to its clients’ urgent needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic and should accelerate efforts to achieve the vision of its Strategy 2030 to support recovery and the Sustainable Development Goals, according to its Development Effectiveness Review (DEfR) released on May 25th 2022.

(CPV) - Transforming Southeast Asia’s established tourism, garments, and agro-processing industries, and leveraging advances in electronics and digital trade, could support the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched at the middle of May.

(CPV) - The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved ADB’s 2021 financial statements and net income allocation at the first stage of the bank’s 55th Annual Meeting on May 5th 2022.

(CPV) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a ceiling of up to USD18 billion in policy-based lending (PBL) between 2022 and 2024 and enhanced its crisis-response instruments to support its developing member countries (DMCs) as they pursue a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery.

(CPV) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed USD22.8 billion from its own resources in 2021 to help Asia and the Pacific tackle the immediate effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and promote a green recovery.

The Philippines has released its offshore wind power roadmap, in which two scenarios are outlined for the development of the country’s wind power industry.

(CPV) - Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow 5.3% in 2022 and 6.5% in 2023, thanks to strong merchandise exports and foreign direct investment inflows, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on early April.

Malaysia's total trade recorded a growth rate of 27.3 percent year-on-year last month to reach a new high of 236.6 billion RM (55.69 billion USD), the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) announced on April 18.

Cambodia, as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022, announced that the bloc and the US are set to convene a special summit to celebrate the 45th anniversary of their dialogue relations in Washington D.C., on May 12 and 13.

Myanmar reopened the Yangon International Airport on April 17, more than two years after the country suspended all commercial flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(CPV) - Indonesia’s economy is expected to grow by 5.0% in 2022 and 5.2% in 2023 as domestic demand continues to recover, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released on early April.

(CPV) - India’s economy will grow 7.5% in fiscal year (FY) 2022 and 8% in FY2023, supported by increased public investment in infrastructure and a pickup in private investment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts.

Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry recently announced that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.4 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2022, moderating from the 6.1 percent growth in the previous quarter, reported Xinhua news agency.

(CPV) - Growth in the Central Pacific economy of Tuvalu is projected to reach 3% in both 2022 and 2023, according to a new economic report released on early April 2022 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

(CPV) - After a strong economic rebound in fiscal year (FY) 2021, Pakistan’s economic growth is expected to moderate to 4% in FY2022 due to tighter fiscal and monetary policies before picking up again in FY2023, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on early April 2022.

As Malaysia now considers COVID-19 an endemic disease, it is important to continue to provide optimal protection for the most vulnerable groups, including the elderly and high-risk individuals, said Dr Anas Alam Faizli, chief executive officer of ProtectHealth.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in collaboration with the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on April 8 officially launched the ASEAN SME Academy 2.0, an upgraded version of an online learning platform.

ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governor gathered at their 8th meeting (AFMGM) via videoconference on April 8.

Singapore fully reopened its borders to all vaccinated visitors on April 1 after a two-year closure over COVID-19.

Japan strongly supports compliance with the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal Award on the East Sea arbitration case, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kashikawa Kazuhiko has twitted.

(CPV) - Private sector development remains critical to ongoing reforms in Uzbekistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue to help the country strengthen its private sector as it pursues inclusive and sustainable growth, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa said in a meeting with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent on March 25th 2022.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Laos on March 24 said that the country has started to inject the fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses into high-risk groups and people from 18 years old.

With 10 ASEAN heritage parks, Vietnam is home to the highest number of such parks in the region.

(CPV) - Emerging East Asia’s total local currency bond issuance rose 7.1% to an all-time high of USD9 trillion in 2021, according to the latest issue of the Asia Bond Monitor, released on March 25th 2022 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).