July 4, 2025
Malaysia should strengthen its public financial management framework by systematically integrating social protection and health spending.
June 26, 2025
Japan has made steady progress in applying EBPM across various ministries and agencies to strengthen spending efficiency and fiscal prudence.
June 9, 2025
China’s fiscal policy has an important role to play in supporting domestic demand and safeguarding macroeconomic stability.
May 6, 2025
By 2050, approximately one in four people in the ASEAN+3 region will be aged 65 or older—nearly three times the number recorded in 2010.
March 3, 2025
As economies worldwide start to emerge from the inflation-fueled cost-of-living crisis that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, fiscal policymakers are confronting a sobering reality: they are not out of the woods yet.
June 27, 2024
In the recent decade however, Brunei’s hydrocarbon-based economic model has come under increasing pressure, reflecting major disruptions in offshore oil and gas production.
June 7, 2024
The biggest policy challenge for ASEAN+3 policymakers lies in striking an appropriate balance between restoring fiscal buffers and carrying out an active fiscal policy to support sustainable and inclusive growth.
May 27, 2024
Special Accounts play an important role in Japan’s fiscal management, providing a unique framework for earmarked funds separate from the general budget.
May 21, 2024
The Japanese economy has rebounded from deflation, with inflation expectations now anchored at higher levels.
January 2, 2024
Like many countries, Thailand has been navigating a complex transition from crisis to post-pandemic recovery since last year.
