Enhancing the ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Pacific
JEFF LIEW | Liliana is a young mother and small business owner in an island community. With a digitally connected and responsive business financing… Read More
2023
Southeast Asia Snapshot #62
SOVINDA PO | Thailand’s ruling party elected Thaksin’s daughter as party leader Thailand’s ruling party – the Pheu Thai Party… Read More
Cooperation and capabilities: Pacific-led regionalism in the age of great power competition | Part 2
SEAN JACOBS | While Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Western nations rely on shared values as a basis for a strong relationship, Beijing relies… Read More
Perspectives:Asia | Australia’s pivot to India
PERSPECTIVES:ASIA | ANDREW CHARLTON | India is on the rise to become the next global superpower, with a population expected to be larger than… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 8 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting The leaders of the region are gathering in Rarotonga, Cook Islands for their 52nd… Read More
Shared values: Pacific-led regionalism in the age of great power competition | Part 1
SEAN JACOBS | Dame Meg Taylor has written a recent thoughtful analysis on threats to Pacific-led regionalism from Beijing and Washington DC’s renewed… Read More
Bridging the digital divide by enhancing effective digital finance usage among the poor | Part 1
RAHUL CHATTERJEE AND SHAWN HUNTER | Rubina, a grocery shop owner in rural Munshiganj in Bangladesh, owns a basic feature phone. Her… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 10: Financial inclusion––the money pump of market-based development and poverty reduction
RON BEVACQUA | This blog series has traced the history of the idea that promoting entrepreneurship and innovation is the key to unlocking economic… Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #61
SOVINDA PO | Indonesian court ruled on Presidential and Vice-Presidential age limit eligibility On 16 October 2023, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court issued… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 25 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Tropical Cyclone Lola heads for Vanuatu Hard on the heels of the prediction that this upcoming cyclone season will see… Read More
