Southeast Asia’s high-income aspirants should focus on quality of growth

Published on June 9, 2026

The vast minority of middle-income countries graduate to high-income status. Past strategies that prioritised physical capital must give way to a quality of growth approach premised on investment in human and natural capital.

Continue reading on website
Other news

Scientists warn US ocean sensor cuts could create climate blind spot

June 9, 2026
Researchers say ending a decade-old ocean observatory programme could create a lasting blind spot in climate and ocean science.

North Carolina bill would prop up coal until new nuclear is approved

June 9, 2026
North Carolina’s Republican-led House of Representatives passed a sweeping energy bill last week called the Ratepayer Protection Act, with backers saying it would reduce energy costs for families across the state. But Democrats and other critics of the legislation, Senate Bill 730 , are skeptical of that claim, for…