Economic Growth

About this Program

We support Asian initiatives to foster economic growth and broaden economic opportunities. We work at all levels—from local to regional—to increase economic opportunities and expand investment and trade; strengthen partnerships among governments, private enterprise, and civil society to promote broad-based, sustainable growth; and improve the responsiveness of public authorities to demand a more supportive business environment, including for women entrepreneurs.

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Program Outcomes

  • Expanded economic opportunities through reading and digital literacy skills, education reform, STEM, and workforce development
  • Improved business environment for private sector growth and job creation
  • Stronger policy measures for continued economic growth in Advanced Middle-Income Countries
  • Increased societal benefits through entrepreneurship, partnerships, and innovation

How We Work

Dangerous storage of toxic chemicals used in the leather tanning process at the Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar, Bangladesh, 2020.

Critical Reforms to Bangladesh’s Leather Sector

Under its partnership with the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Asia Foundation has played a catalyzing role in the relocation of the leather tanning industry from central Dhaka—where it was heavily polluting the Buriganga River—to a new, environmentally-compliant industrial estate outside the city.

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Recent Publications

Cambodia Business Environment Barometer 2025

While Cambodia’s GDP and business environment have improved steadily in recent years, micro and small businesses in the country are expressing concerns about decreasing sales. That’s one of the key…

Digital Scoping and Mapping of Fiji and Vanuatu

Building on the success of the Go Digital ASEAN program supported by Google.org, The Asia Foundation has expanded the impactful digital training and literacy program to the Pacific Islands. This…
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