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Brad Whitehead and Joseph Parilla Among the $1.9 trillion worth of federal COVID-19 relief in the newly signed American Rescue Plan Act is $350 billion for “Coronavirus State and...

Rabah Arezki and Patrick Bolton The pandemic has propelled debt distress to the forefront of the policy agenda. A series of debt defaults in developing countries has...

Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and robotic technologies bear great promise for improving our lives through safer products and new medical...

Robin Ramcharan, Asia Centre, Bangkok Lawlessness is increasing the likelihood of a protracted civil war, perhaps even revolution, in Myanmar following the military coup on...

Nick Bisley, La Trobe University The relief is palpable. After four years, Washington’s Asian allies have got what they hope is their old partner back....

Evans JR Revere, Brookings In March 2012, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho told a group of US experts and former officials that North Korea...

Mike Butcher Insuretech startup Counterpart, has raised $10 million in funding led by Valor Equity Partners. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/23/insuretech-startup-counterpart-raises-10m-in-funding-round-led-by-valor-equity-partners/

Ingrid Lunden Digital identity services — used as a key link between organizations to verify that you are who you say you are online and...

Catherine Shu According to the World Bank, more than one billion people in South and East Asia lack access to a bank account. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/23/jeff-raises-1m-to-build-alternative-credit-scoring-and-other-fintech-products-for-southeast-asia/