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Jun 24, 2024 · Asia is also becoming a hub for global tech and innovation. By 2030, Asia’s fintech revenues are expected to be bigger than North America’s. A Boston Consulting Group survey of 21,000 consumers from 21 countries revealed Asian consumers are more positively inclined towards artificial intelligence (AI) than those in the West
Aug 25, 2021 · Developing Asia's extreme poverty rate - or the proportion of its people living on less than $1.90 a day - would have fallen to 2.6% in 2020 from 5.2% in 2017 without COVID-19, but the crisis likely pushed last year's projected rate higher by about 2 percentage points, ADB simulations showed. COVID-19 could have pushed 80 million Asian people ...
Aug 17, 2021 · To meet more ambitious climate targets, Southeast Asia’s developing nations are partly banking on climate finance to help them tackle a problem caused mainly by industrialised countries. In 2009, rich countries promised US$100 billion a year in funding by 2020 to help climate-vulnerable poorer nations tackle climate change, but a recent study shows that the pledged finance has not materialised .
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (more commonly known as ASEAN) is an intergovernmental organization aimed primarily at promoting economic growth and regional stability among its members. There are currently 10 member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Jan 8, 2024 · The deteriorating global macroeconomic environment has cast a shadow on Asia’s export-oriented economies. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has projected global average GDP growth to drop from 2.9% in 2023 to 2.7% in 2024, while OECD countries are estimated to achieve a growth rate of 1.4% in 2024 and 1.8% in 2025.
Jan 21, 2022 · Whilst some countries across the continent are making more sustainable decisions, it's vital the continent as a whole is striving to achieve this. Countries performing particularly well include China, India and Indonesia. Nowhere in the world is as critical for the clean energy transition as Asia, which accounts for almost half of global energy ...
Jul 13, 2022 · 1.5 Performance by region. The Global Gender Gap Report 2022 categorizes countries into eight regions: Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. 1 Countries in each regional group are listed in Appendix A.
Feb 10, 2022 · Four factors have contributed to the rapid growth in digital consumption in South and Southeast Asia. Firstly, a vast youth population who are digital natives has significantly contributed to the growth of the sector. Secondly, the rapid adoption of financial services accessible via smartphones is helping millions of people make digital payments.
Dec 6, 2018 · While many countries have adopted laws, national policies and action plans on gender equality and eliminating violence against women and girls, 15-68% of women in Asia-Pacific have experienced physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of a partner in their lifetime. Rates of child marriage and teenage pregnancy also remain high.
Jun 11, 2024 · The global gender gap score in 2024 for all 146 countries included in this edition stands at 68.5% closed. Compared against the constant sample of 143 countries included in last year’s edition, the global gender gap has been closed by a further +.1 percentage point, from 68.5% to 68.6%. When considering the 101 countries covered continuously ...
