The World Bank In East Asia Pacific

The COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges are having an impact on developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP)’s economic recovery. Despite these challenges, EAP economies have shown resilience to the pandemic and more recent shocks.

Report

Services for Development: East Asia and Pacific Economic Update October 2023

Learn more about the region's economic outlook.
Report

Fixing the Foundation: Teachers and Basic Education in East Asia and Pacific

Improving learning outcomes key to achieving development aspirations in middle-income East Asia and Pacific Countries.
Results brief

Enhanced Testing-Capacity in Quickest Time Helped Vietnam Fight COVID-19

See how strong collaboration between the World Bank and the Vietnamese health authorities improved the country’s capacity to respond to the pandemic.

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East Asia Pacific At-A-Glance

The region has expanded vaccination coverage rapidly after a slow start, allowing for most economies to reopen. An unfinished development and growth agenda remains for developing EAP, a region with a population of over 2.1 billion.

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Publication

Papua New Guinea Country Economic Memorandum

This report calls for a renewed policy focus on boosting economic growth, by addressing PNG’s excessive macroeconomic volatility, low productivity growth, and high reliance on natural capital as opposed to human and physical capital.

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Research and Publications

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Blogs

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Experts

Manuela V. Ferro

Vice President

Aaditya Mattoo

Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific

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News & Events

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In Depth

Results in East Asia and the Pacific

Take a look at the results the World Bank-supported projects have achieved in the region.
Blog: East Asia and Pacific on the Rise

Join the conversation on important development challenges facing the East Asia and Pacific region.
Poverty & Equity Data

Is there more or less inequality in your country now than 10 years ago? Did poverty go up or down? Our data portal has the answers.
Open Data

The World Bank provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in East Asia and Pacific countries and around the globe.