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Governments are increasingly recognizing that population ageing is already a challenge to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development due to the profound impacts this demographic phenomenon has on the well-being of all generations. This publication argues that with effective policies, population ageing can herald a period of sustained progress. The growing population of older persons will benefit from investments in health care and education and from adequate and sustainable social security systems. With productive employment and the promotion of savings and investments, population ageing can be accompanied by robust economic growth

Provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends and developments in trade and investment in the region just before and during the current crisis and seeks to explore issues related to the formulation of inclusive and sustainable trade. The report calls for a rebalancing of the roles of business and government in trade and trade policy formulation

Enhancing export competitiveness through trade facilitation in Asia / Peng Bin -- Enhancing Asia's trade: transport costs matter / Prabir De -- Regional cooperation on trade and transport facilitation / Florian A. Alburo -- Institutional quality and competitiveness in the Greater Mekong subregion / Sarah Mueller -- The implication of customs modernization on export competitiveness in China / Zhang Shujie and Zhao Shilu -- Trade and transport facilitation in Cambodia / Nop Sophorndara -- Enhancing export competitiveness through trade facilitation: the experience of Sri Lanka / Suwendrani Manik Jayaratne