Reports
Small steps, big gains: Nepal’s puzzling pace of poverty reduction
14 October 2025
Nepal’s dramatic fall in poverty defies conventional wisdom, driven less by growth or remittances than by hundreds of small, community-level interventions. This StoneBench paper, written in partnership with John Donaldson, associate professor of political science at Singapore Management University, explores the issue
ACFTA 3.0: Greater integration likely, but who benefits?
10 October 2025
Given the current macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop, what are the implications of the upgraded ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement? This StoneBench whitepaper, written in partnership with Priyanka Kishore, founder of Asia Decoded and Stephen Olson, visiting senior fellow at ISEAS, explores
What the new geoeconomics means for ASEAN
5 August 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is at an inflection point. This StoneBench white paper, written in partnership with Public Policy Advisory Asia, looks at the challenges ASEAN faces, and provides strategic recommendations
The (re)emergence of the Global South: Consensus in discontent
19 February 2024
The Global South is gaining currency once again. This StoneBench white paper looks at why, and what its implications could be on global policymaking.
Playground for innovation: Fintech regulatory sandboxes in Southeast Asia
7 December 2023
A StoneBench report that discusses the adoption of regulatory sandboxes against the backdrop of accelerated fintech growth in Southeast Asia
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