The report by the World Bank contains an analysis of economic data, global trends, and regional and global challenges. The analysts assess the current economic context in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and give a forecast for regional and global economy.

The World Economic Forum has published the 2019 edition of its Global Competitiveness Report series which studies global competitiveness of economies with the aim of identifying key factors that determine productivity. The report demonstrates that to win the race, countries will need to take a holistic and balanced approach to dealing with economic challenges.

The increasingly important role of the Asia-Pacific Region is an undisputed fact. In light of that, how will relations between the East and West pan out? A key discussion on this topic took place during SPIEF 2015 in a session entitled ‘The making of the Asia-pacific century: rebalancing the East’.