Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 13 February 2026, attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2026 Roundtable on “Power Couples: Trade and Green Energy Cooperation Between Europe and the Global South.” During the session, Dr. Kao outlined ASEAN’s regional energy transition priorities and the ASEAN Power Grid initiative, among others....
Photo: UNDP KazakhstanThe Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, convened a strategic session focused on the design of the Akim’s Digital Cabinet, a forward-looking digital tool ai...
UNESCO and the Government of Japan today signed a new project agreement to strengthen Viet Nam’s capacity for early warning, disaster preparedness, response and recovery.Signing ceremony between Japan and UNESCO Office in Ha Noi. Photo: UNESCO13 February 2026Last update:24 February 2026On 12 February 2026, UNESCO and the Government of Japan today signed a...
The aggregate of total assets of EU-headquartered credit institutions increased by 0.95%, from €33.12 trillion in September 2024 to €33.44 trillion in September 2025During the same period, EU credit institutions’ aggregate non-performing loans ratio[1] increased by 0.01 percentage points year on year to stand at 1.97% in September 2025EU ...
Trade data is emerging as a critical tool in the global response to plastic pollution, offering new insights into plastics across their full life cycle.© UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)/Maria Durleva | A worker handles shredded plastic on a processing line at a recycling plant in Nairobi, Kenya.By the time plastic reaches landfills, and pollutes ri...
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit or mission. Missions are undertaken as part of regular consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement. The authorities have consented to the publication of this statement. The views expressed are those of the IM...
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary findings of this mission, staff will prepare a report that, subje...
JAKARTA, 12 FEBRUARY 2026 – The First Meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the European Union (EU)-ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package-Investment Facility (SCOPE-IF) project took place today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.The Chair of the ASEAN Committee on Sustainable Infrastructure (ACSI), Joseph J Capuno, Undersecreta...
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, today received a courtesy call by the Head of Southeast Asia and ASEAN Division at EEAS, Ms. Leila Fernández-Stembridge at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on ways to further strengthen the ASEAN...
Interconnections between EU banks and the non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) sector can give rise to systemic risksSystemic risks stem from concentrated short-term funding from NBFI entities to banks and bank lending to leveraged NBFI entitiesGranular data are crucial to assess bank-NBFI linkages, but data gaps constrain analysisThe European Central ...
