When Theresa Walgraeve and her husband set up their 15-room resort in Puerto Princesa, a city on the Philippine island of Palawan, they worried about mosquitoes and monsoon damp - and the...

Rina Chandran · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 24 Oct 2018

Entrepreneurship

Asia's young entrepreneurs need help with the hustle

The region's youth are reaching working age faster than their countries can create jobs for them – threatening the strong growth of the recent past.

Haoliang Xu 10 Aug 2018

Future of Energy

We’re getting closer to completing the energy transition

Meeting the world's 21st-century energy needs means ensuring universal access, mitigating climate change and cleaning up air pollution.

Fatih Birol 18 Jan 2018

United States

The geopolitical landscape of Asia Pacific is changing dramatically. Here’s how

Complex pressures are challenging many traditional alliances in the region.

Syed Munir Khasru 28 Jul 2017

Future of Economic Progress

What can the Philippines teach us about city competitiveness?

In decentralized economies like the Philippines, cities play an important role in business registration.

Hans Shrader · World Bank Private Sector Development 02 Feb 2016

Digital Economy and Society

Which country is most active on social media?

The Philippines is the most active country on social media, according to the latest State of the Mobile Web report released by Opera Software. Mobile internet users in the Philippines ten...

Arthur Goldstuck 04 Aug 2015

Future of Economic Progress

How the Philippines is empowering people for social change

All eyes are on her as she stands up. Her impassioned voice is a magnet, pulling people’s attention. Her tone is resolute and confident, almost like a political candidate campaigning to g...

Melanie Sison 31 Jul 2015

Philippines

What is natural capital accounting?

Each time I go to Manila, I can’t help but feel a bit overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of the city. It seems that with each visit I make, a newer, taller building is being built, a ro...

Stefanie Sieber 18 Jun 2015

ASEAN

How can South-East Asia close its infrastructure gap?

South-East Asia requires trillions of dollars in new infrastructure over the next two decades just to keep pace with current urbanisation trends. Public and private funding is unlikely to...

Diaan-Yi Lin 20 Apr 2015

Philippines

How can the Philippines better prepare for natural disasters?

Of the 10 world cities most exposed to natural hazards, eight are in the Philippines, according to research which also showed that over half of the 100 cities most exposed to earthquakes,...

Joseph D'Urso 06 Mar 2015

Philippines

Why the Philippines needs transport reform

From my house in northern Quezon City, I drive more than two hours every day to get to the office in Bonifacio Global City, which is about three cities away where I come from, and two cit...

Joseph Louie Limkin 15 Jan 2015