The World Bank Group continues to build partnerships with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Pacific Island Forum, Asian Development Bank ...

The annual summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is the last of three back-to-back meetings of world leaders in the region. On Thursday, foreign and commerce ministers ...

In January 2015, the historic “U.S.-India Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean Region” statement signed by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed ...

Looking forward, diffusion of digital technologies and policy reforms in the services sector is posed to create opportunities and play an increasing role in the economic development of the region.