Yasuyuki Sawada: Economic Recovery and Growth Prospects in Asia

This week, Isabelle and Vivien are honored to be joined by Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Chief Economist Sawada serves as the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic and development trends, and leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which produces the flagship knowledge products of the ADB. He is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and his research fields focus on macro- and micro-development economics, microeconometrics, economics of disasters, and field surveys and experiments.In this episode, Chief Economist Sawada speaks about the impact of COVID-19 on Asia's growth prospects, the ADB's response to the pandemic, and the ADB's most recent economic projections for the region, published in the Asian Development Outlook Supplement in June 2020.Support the show

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The US-Asia Institute podcast series Asia Unscripted features diverse experts with firsthand knowledge of Asia, who introduce key stories of the day in 20-30 minutes. The series covers issues in East Asia and the Asia Pacific, with episodes on China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and the 10 countries of ASEAN. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.