Time: March 2022

By: Asian Development Bank

This report 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.

It looks at how countries have reshaped their economies and considers the impact of job losses as COVID-19 sent development gains into reverse. Against a backdrop of global headwinds and looming climate change, it recommends how policymakers can weave lessons from the pandemic into their drive for a resilient and inclusive recovery.

Contents:

• Southeast Asia: Establishing Economic Recovery Pathways

• Indonesia: Boosting Post-Pandemic Productivity Prospects

• Philippines: Mitigating Risks of Long-Term Labor Market Scarring

• Cambodia: Identifying Drivers for a Stronger Recovery

• Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Building Tourism Competitiveness

• Thailand: Recharging the Future of Tourism

• Viet Nam: Leveraging Digital Transformation to Power Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

• Timor-Leste: Addressing Public Financial Management Challenges for Pandemic Recovery

• Malaysia: Strengthening the Health System for Economic Recovery

This report is attached here.

Source: WTO Center