The Survey 2024 report was launched on Thursday, 4 April 2024, 10:30-11:30 hours (Bangkok time, UTC+7), at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand and Online via Zoom.
- Keynote address of Mr. Veerathai Santiprabhob
- Presentation
- Read the full report here.
Opening remarks
- Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
Keynote address
- Mr. Veerathai Santiprabhob, Former Governor of Bank of Thailand
Presentation on the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2024
- Mr. Hamza Ali Malik, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, ESCAP
- Mr. Vatcharin Sirimaneetham, Chief, Macroeconomic Policy and Analysis Section, ESCAP
Moderator
- Mr. Mitch Hsieh, Chief of Communications and Knowledge Management Section, ESCAP
Survey 2024 launch at FCCT
Developing Asia-Pacific countries are finding it harder to increase public investments to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to higher public debt levels, government borrowing costs have risen with shorter loan maturities in recent years. The Survey 2024 examines how Asia-Pacific policymakers and the international community can boost the availability of affordable and long-term financing for governments.
- How can Asia-Pacific economies weather near-term economic headwinds?
- What is needed to increase the region’s tax collection potential and thus reduce borrowing costs?
- What changes in the operations of donors, multilateral development banks and credit rating agencies can help boost long-term development financing?
- How are demographic shifts, climate change and technological advancements changing the fiscal policymaking landscape?
Survey 2024 launch event flyer