Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2019: Ambitions beyond growth

The latest survey report, titled “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2019: Ambitions beyond growth”, calls upon the Asia-Pacific region to prioritise ambitions being the economic growth and invest in people and planet. It notes that short-term ambition cannot override long-term sustainability. The survey also finds prudent macroeconomic management is needed to address near-term risks to economic outlook and create and enabling environment for sustainable development. In addition, Asia-Pacific developing countries need to invest an additional $1.5 trillion per year to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.