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Cyn-Young Park Executive Director, The SEACEN Centre
Cyn-Young Park is the former director of the Regional Cooperation and Integration and Trade Division in ADB’s Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department. She was a main author and contributor to the Asian Development Outlook and has written and spoken extensively on the Asian economy and financial markets. She led a team of economists in assessing the socioeconomic impact of ADB operations and delivering country diagnostics. Prior to ADB, she served as an economist at the OECD.
Identify investment opportunities, expedite reforms to improve business environment, support ESG standards, and forge strategic partnerships.
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on women can help policy makers design gender-sensitive measures as part of their economic recovery plan.
Pilot projects in the region demonstrate how digital technologies can increase access to finance even in remote areas.
Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.
In the digital economy, central bankers and regulators face the challenge of ensuring consumer safety and financial stability while promoting innovation in the financial sector.
Asia can gain from the longevity dividend by tapping emerging technologies to promote an age-friendly workplace.
Pacific island countries need to include climate action in national development plans to lessen the economic costs of climate change.