In Asia: Weekly Insight and Features from Asia

Over the last two decades, Asia has been the fastest growing region in the world, explains Bruce Tolentino, Asia Foundation’s Director of Economic Reform and Development Programs. Yet even in these fast-growing countries, poverty and inequality has persisted. In a new video, Tolentino explains some of the key impediments to broad-based economic growth and how the Foundation’s programs address continuing poverty and inequity. Watch the video below to learn more. This week, Tolentino blogs about one fast-growing nation, Mongolia, and its push to recover from the global recession.