Asia

B r oader and deeper access to credit across Asian markets can provide a key building block in helping the region achieve its growth potential over the coming decades. While much is made of the e xpansion in credit in Asia over the past...

Anyone focused exclusively on the bold headlines and market moves of 2018 can be forgiven for concluding that trade is doing more than just rattling markets. To some, these moves signal the demise of an economic framework based on trade and...

BEIJING, September 10, 2018 – Shenzhen, China’s booming metropolis in Guangdong province, is the country’s best-performing city for 2018, according to a new report published today by the Milken Institute. Chongqing and Tianjin followed in...

Countries undergoing population aging today are facing a much different experience than their historical counterparts. One only needs to look at the countries in Asia to see how these trends are unfolding. Demographic aging is happening...

SINGAPORE — The Milken Institute will bring together regional and global leaders representing more than 20 countries for its fifth annual Asia Summit in Singapore. The program, which will be held 13-14 September 2018, will address the...

The Milken Institute, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) are proud to welcome the third cohort of IFC-Milken Institute Fellows, the Class of 2019. This select group of 23...

WASHINGTON , Oct. 31, 2017 -- The Milken Institute, the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector), and The George Washington University's School of Business are working together...

Los Angeles – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Milken Institute and The George Washington University today launched a first-of-its-kind graduate level program for capital market practitioners in developing economies. Held over...

While malnutrition is a global issue, it had become a particularly severe public health challenge across Southeast Asia by 2015 where there was an estimated $6B annual funding gap for viable solutions. The “dual burden” of malnutrition...

SINGAPORE – The Milken Institute released today its first-ever ranking of the economic performance of Asia’s major cities, revealing that in creating jobs and vibrant urban growth, the Chinese dragon still roars. Of Asia’s top ten cities...