Blogs, op-eds, media 

Blogs

• The right policies can separate economic growth from pollution (with A. F. Gravina). ADB Blog, 11 July  2024.

• Industrial policy is back: What does it mean for Asia and the Pacific? (with I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 21 November 2023. 

• Robots to the rescue: Three ways automation can cushion the impact of aging on economic growth (with A. F. Gravina). ADB Blog, 17 November  2023.

• Coming to terms with inflation (with I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 28 July 2023. 

  • ADB explainer video, 6 August 2023. 

• Inflation in Asia and the Pacific: The good, the bad, and how to prevent the ugly (with I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 13 June 2023. 

  • ADB explainer video, 26 June 2023. 

• Tax reform: Learning from Hong Kong, China's reform challenges (with Michael Timbang). ADB Blog, 30 May 2023.  

• Will US bank turmoil spread to Asia? (with  Y. Myoda, I. A. Qureshi, and A. Ramayandi). ADB Blog, 25 April 2023.  

• Factories or call centers? Asia charts its development path (J. P. Farinha and I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 14 April 2023.  

• Your questions answered: Are we on the brink of a global recession? (with, I. A. Qureshi, A. Ramayandi, and M. Schröder). ADB Blog, 25 November 2022.   

• Your questions answered: How will interest rate hikes by the Fed affect Asia? (with, Y. Myoda, I. A. Qureshi, and A. Ramayandi). ADB Blog, 21 September 2022.   

• Your questions answered: How resilient have Asia's economies been during the pandemic? (with I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 13 July 2022. 

• Your questions answered: How to manage rising prices in Asia (with I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 9 June 2022. 

• Vaccinated Asia is prospering while other countries struggle (with I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 12 January 2022.

• The pandemic has left millions in Asia struggling for food (with M. Pradhananga  and I. A. Qureshi). ADB Blog, 17 December 2021.

• Vaccines are key to easing Asia’s lockdowns (with I. A. Qureshi and M. Schröder). ADB Blog, 11 October 2021.

• COVID-19 is boosting inequality but government policies can help (with I. A. Qureshi and A. Ramayandi). ADB Blog, 23 September 2021.

• Does economic growth lead to greater inequality? The answer might surprise you (with A. F. Gravina). ADB Blog, 31 May 2021.  

• How the COVID-19 crisis can spur economic transformation (with I. A. Qureshi and A. Ramayandi). ADB Blog, 1 December 2020.

• COVID-19: How quickly can Asia bounce back? (with I. A. Qureshi and A. Ramayandi). ADB Blog, 27 October 2020

• Protecting the remittance lifeline from COVID-19's economic fallout (with I. A.  Qureshi). ADB Blog, 24 August 2020.

Op-eds

• A desindustrialização vai muito além dos clichês (with A. L. Ferreira, R. P. Nogueira Jnr). Published in O Estado de S. Paulo, 27 September 2023.

• Guerra entre Rússia e Ucrânia coloca pedras no caminho do Brasil (with R. P. Nogueira Jnr). Published in O Estado de S. Paulo, 8 June 2022.

• Aumento do preço das commodities traz desafios e oportunidades para o Brasil (with R. P. Nogueira Jnr). Published by InfoMoney, 8 April 2022. 

• The PRC's recovery is losing steam, and this is a bad sign for Brazil (with R. P. Nogueira Jnr). Portuguese version originally published by Folha de S.Paulo, 19 October 2021. English version published on Op-eds and Opinion | Asian Development Bank, 20 October 2021.

• GDP in the time of COVID-19 (with R. P. Nogueira Jnr). Portuguese version originally published in print by Correio Braziliense, 6 October 2020. English version published on Op-eds and Opinion | Asian Development Bank, 15 December 2020.

Interviews, presentations 

• Faculti interview on "Demography, Growth, and Robots in Advanced and Emerging Economies" (with A. F. Gravina). ADB Economics Working Paper Series, NO. 701, 30 November 2023.

• Presentation of ADO 2023 at the European Commission EU InfoPoint in Brussels, Belgium. 24 April 2023.

• Asia Business Report. BBC World News, 15 December 2022.

• The Point (Ep. 215), "IMF makes fresh dongrades to global growth". Arirang TV, 14 October 2022.  

• Energy Shock Hitting Poorer Nations Reliant on Imports Hardest. Bloomberg, 17 March 2022. Also published in The Japan Times,  quoted in South China Morning Post and Thailand Business News.

In the news

• Recession in developed countries to impact trade, says ADB. The Philippine Star, 28 November 2022. 

• ADB experts pitch inflation busters for rich, poor. BusinessMirror, 13 June 2022.    

• Waiting for China. Bangkok Post, 23 May 2022.

• ADB pares S-E Asia growth outlook on Omicron spread, warns of further risk from China outbreaks. The Business Times, 6 April 2022.

• Developing Asia needs to start tightening monetary policy to avoid falling behind the inflation curve — ADB. The Edge Malaysia, 6 April 2022.

• 'High jab rates likely lead to faster growth'. BusinessMirror, 13 January 2022.

• Food-insecure Pinoys up to 46.1 million—UN report. BusinessMirror, 27 December 2021.  

• ADB sees prolonged pandemic impact on food security. The Philippine Star, 20 December 2021.

• Policy support needed post-pandemic, says ADB. The Philippine Star, 1 November 2020.

• ADB urges Philippines to cut reliance on remittances. BusinessWorld, 25 August 2020.