Roland Rajah

Australia should make a strategic investment in the World Bank

Downsides abound but there’s also a path where developing nations benefit.

Progress is at risk unless the world redoubles efforts at poverty eradication.

This commentary was originally published by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute.

Development Futures: Pat Conroy MP on Australia’s new ... - The Interpreter

Economic Security and the Future of the Global Order in the Indo-Pacific - a thought piece written for Perry World House.

Indo-Pacific infrastructure development financing: an agenda for Australia and Europe

Southeast Asia is one of the most economically and developmentally successful regions in the world. But the region faces numerous challenges — from fragmenting globalisation and escalating geopolitical tensions to accelerating digital disruption and the mounting costs of climate change. Internal domestic challenges also loom large. What will it take for Southeast Asia to continue to succeed? Is a new approach to development needed?

Digitalisation is helping the top and the bottom, but jobs are a big concern.

Despite being on track to become the world’s largest economy, China will struggle to avoid a future of significantly slower long-term growth.