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News

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ADA DERANA Apr 04, 2024

Sri Lanka is still financially stressed, Franziska Ohnsorge

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FINANCIAL TIMES Apr 02, 2024

India risks ‘squandering’ demographic dividend, says World Bank

Migrant workers
REUTERS Apr 02, 2024

South Asia's jobs creation lags population growth, says World Bank

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AL JAZEERA Apr 02, 2024

South Asia-World bank: Region will be fastest growing in 2024

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ADVOCATA INSTITUTE Feb 15, 2024

Infrastructure challenges and economic growth in South Asia

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DBS Nov 28, 2023

South Asia Chief Economist Franziska Ohnsorge on the region’s outlook

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Financial Times Oct 03, 2023

India and South Asia forecast to grow more quickly than other regions

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Bloomberg Oct 03, 2023

World Bank Cuts Forecast for Fastest-Growing Emerging Region

Blogs

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Male farmers
BLOG Apr 09, 2024

Deceptive strength: South Asia’s outlook in five charts

Patrick Kirby

Female farmer
BLOG Apr 02, 2024

Toward greater resilience and sustained growth in South Asia

Martin Raiser

Letter cubes spelled default
Blog Oct 31, 2023

Between a rock and a hard place: Averting, or dealing with, sovereign debt ...

Franziska Ohnsorge & Hayley Pallan

Image Picture of women learning to make solar lanterns in Rajasthan, India. Women learning to make solar lanterns at Barefoo
BLOG Oct 23, 2023

Stranded jobs? The energy transition in South Asia’s labor markets

Margaret Triyana

Picture of a man standing next to electric rickshaw vehicles in India
BLOG Oct 16, 2023

Energy-efficient technology can help modernize South Asia’s economies

Siddharth Sharma

Picture of a man at a wind power mill in Bangladesh
BLOG Oct 09, 2023

South Asia’s economic outlook in five charts

Patrick Kirby

SADU Oct 2023_Blog-01
BLOG Oct 03, 2023

A roadmap for faster, cleaner growth in South Asia

Martin Raiser

Exchange of dollar to Sri Lankan rupee in Sri Lankan money currency exchange
Blog Jun 15, 2023

Capital Controls and Parallel Exchange Rates in South Asia

Zoe Leiyu Xie & Xiao'ou Zhu

People salvage usable items from damaged homes caused by floodwaters in Swat Valley, Pakistan
Blog Jun 02, 2023

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst: South Asia’s fiscal needs in the ...

Lazar Milivojevic

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BLOG May 18, 2023

A mixed bag for South Asian economies: Challenges and opportunities ahead

Jiemin Ren & Zoe Leiyu Xie

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BLOG Feb 28, 2023

Migration can boost recovery, growth, and resilience across South Asia

S. Amer Ahmed, Jean Nahrae Lee & Moritz Meyer

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Blog Jan 26, 2023

Emerging labor market trends in post-COVID South Asia

Valerie Mercer-Blackman & Vanessa Olakemi Dovonou

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Contacts

Office of the Chief Economist in South Asia
sarchiefeconomistoffice@worldbank.org