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Regional Economic Outlook: Taxing Times: Mobilizing Revenues in South Asia

MAY 6, 2025

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Strengthening South Asia’s Fiscal Resilience

April 29, 2025

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Event Bridge the Gap: Revenue Mobilization in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

Bridge the Gap: Revenue Mobilization in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

APRIL 30, 2025

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Conference on Female Labor Force Participation

Female Labor Force Participation: Drivers and Policy Options

DECEMBER 2024
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Regional Economic Outlook: Women, Jobs and South Asia’s Untapped Potential

OCTOBER 2024
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Job Creation and Productivity Growth in Emerging Market and Developing Countries

Job Creation and Productivity Growth in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries

MAY 2024
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Regional Economic Outlook: Jobs for Resilience in South Asia

APRIL 2024
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Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia

March 2024
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SAEPN-Green-Growth-Postcard

The 12th South Asia Economic Policy Network Conference on Green Growth in South Asia

OCTOBER 2023
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South Asia Development Update: Toward faster, cleaner growth

OCTOBER 2023
SAEPN Conference Spring-2023 on Social Progress in South Asia

The 11th South Asia Economic Policy Network Conference on Social Progress in South Asia

May 2023
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SANEM Event - May-5-2023

Shocks and Development Strategies: Toward a Resilient South Asia

May 2023
Social Norms and Economic Behavior: Gender Norms, Perceptions, and their Impact

Social Norms and Economic Behavior: Gender Norms, Perceptions, and their Impact

May 2023
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Hidden Potential: Rethinking Informality in South Asia

May 2023
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South Asia Economic Focus - Expanding Opportunities: Toward Inclusive Growth

APRIL 2023
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South Asia Economic Outlook

APRIL 2023
Report Launch Event - Responsive by Design: Building Adaptive Social Protection Systems in South Asia

Responsive by Design: Building Adaptive Social Protection Systems in South Asia

MARCH 2023
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Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia

DECEMBER 2022
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Hidden Potential: Rethinking Informality in South Asia

NOVEMBER 2022
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The 10th South Asia Economic Policy Network Conference on Migration in South Asia

NOVEMBER 2022
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South Asia Economic Focus - Coping with Shocks: Migration and the Road to Resilience

OCTOBER 2022
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Hope Over Fate: Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty

SEPTEMBER 2022
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South Asia Economic Policy Network Expert Panel

The 9th South Asia Economic Policy Network Conference on Social Norms and Gender Equality

MAY 2022
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Spatial Economic Analysis: Road Transport Performance and Impact of Transportation Project

MARCH 2022
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Social Norms Intervention with Gender Innovation Labs

December 2021
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South Asia Economic Focus – Shifting Gears: Digitalization and Service-Led Development

October 2021
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Gendered Social Norms: What do we know and what are we doing to change them?

September 29, 2021
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Expert Panel: Driving South Asia’s Growth with Services and Digital Platforms

SEPTEMBER 2021
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Son Preference: Drivers, Evidence Gaps, and Policies

SEPTEMBER 2021
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A Debate on Informality in South Asia

June 2021
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Protecting the Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Black Carbon, and Regional Resilience

JUNE 2021
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Office of the Chief Economist in South Asia
sarchiefeconomistoffice@worldbank.org