Asia's Developing Future

Negative interest rates will likely remain important, says the University of Rochester’s Professor Narayana Kocherlakota, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. But the trick will be to harness low rates to boost consumer expectations and spending. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2tNP5zZ Watch and listen to the full presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKnJS...

Micro insurance could potentially reach 3 billion people and earn the industry up to $30 billion from insurance premiums. But only about 5% of the total market in Asia, Africa, and Latin America is covered, and only about 20% of micro insurance is being distributed by microfinance institutions globally. Micro insurance must expand globally to meet the needs of the poor. Read the transcript http://...

Fragility and conflict are interlinked, particularly in states, as conflict is usually the result of fragility reaching a climax, says Patrick Safran, a senior official of the Asian Development Bank when he spoke at ADBI. Training is a key tool to strengthen fragile and conflict-affected states, he says, and women play a particularly important role in helping improve the conditions in these countr...

Standards and regulations for export companies are multiplying, and for a small company the challenge of complying can be daunting. To counter that, the International Trade Center—or ITC—focuses on guiding export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs to export markets. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2tj6oIG Watch the whole presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvOw9efepRE&...