coronavirus economic cost

Just as South Korea's economy began to pick up steam, a new surge brought the tightest social distancing requirements since March 2020.

The latest Financially Stability Report provides a picture of South Korea’s overall financial health – and there’s some worrying news.

Just when there was growing optimism over India’s economic rebound, the second COVID-19 wave has come as a rude shock to businesses and consumers alike. 

With its borders still locked down, North Korea isn’t benefiting from China’s return to growth. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

With debt soaring amid the pandemic, the government’s deleveraging struggle slogs on.

The region fell short of its 2020 milestones for the Goals, even before entering the global pandemic. As the Asia-Pacific rebuilds, it must change course.

A year after the official declaration of a global pandemic, how has the novel coronavirus reshaped the Asia-Pacific?

The impacts of the pandemic on India’s youth threaten to last for years to come, undoing decades of progress on multiple fronts.

South Korea took minimal economic damage overall, but sector-specific impacts varied widely.

China’s economic maturation into a consumer economy is a gut punch to Russia’s economic model.

South Korea was already struggling with economic inequality. The pandemic has made things worse.

Hong Kong's tight restrictions on travel amid COVID-19 are taking a toll on an already-suffering economy.