The Asia Pacific region, including India, is staring at a “K-shaped recovery” of their economies, as per the UN agency.

As per the report, titled Asia–Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2020: Navigating the crisis towards a human-centred future of work, ov...

The UN-ESCAP's Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020 highlights the COVID-19 pandemic as the immediate risk to the region...

The real GDP per capita growth in the Asia-Pacific was more than double the world average in 2017, and at the same time, at least 18 countr...

When we look across the SDGs right now, Asia-Pacific as a whole is on track to meet only one of the 17 SDGs. We are only going to meet the ...

In contrast, in China, women contribute 41% to the overall GDP and comprise 44% of the workforce and in Singapore, these are 39% and 45%, r...

According to IMF, China and India have grown rapidly and reduced poverty sharply, however, this impressive economic performance has been ac...

The conference “provides a forum for Asia-Pacific leaders to discuss a region renowned for its economic successes over the past decades,” L...

Across the region, New Zealand had the highest overall Index score of 77, followed by Australia (76), the Philippines (72.6) and Singapore ...

India has the lowest overall score of 44.2 of the 16 Asia-Pacific markets surveyed as part of The MasterCard Index of Women’s Advancement.

Levying a wealth tax of 1.5 per cent on super rich could help attain the objective of raising people out of extreme poverty.

Weaker labour market institutions, inadequate social protection systems, poor-quality education are among the factors for widening income g...

The Indian economy had registered a growth of 4.9 per cent in fiscal year ending 2014, up from 4.5 per cent in the previous fiscal.

ADB said it will continue to focus on infrastructure development as it plays a critical role in reducing poverty and promoting inclusive gr...

Indian women's status in the socio-economic order has slipped to 37.8 from 39.4 in 2008 in the mastercard worldwide survey.

Economic growth has lifted millions out of extreme poverty, but there is rise in income inequality, says UN report.

The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said India, despite making significant improvement in access to primary education, will not meet th...