Small island developing states in the Pacific are among the most dependent on remittances, and innovation in the ‘fintech’ sector could ensure more money ends up in local communities, not traditional money transfer operators, Tientip Subhanij writes.

On this episode of Policy Forum Pod, Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp - authors of The Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why it Matters - join us to discuss the need for empathy in the debates about economic globalisation.

Mongolia’s government has announced a ‘comprehensive’ plan to help its economy rebound from the shock of the pandemic, but it contains no policies designed specifically to reduce poverty, Ariun-Erdene Bayarjargal writes.

By offering more effective training opportunities through its Seasonal Worker Programme, the Australian Government can contribute to the lives of workers and their home communities and better realise its development goals, Rochelle Lee-Bailey and Elise Howard write.

If they are serious about diversity, Australian policymakers and companies need to ensure every workplace is one that supports diverse employees, rather than just establishing ‘set and forget’ numerical representation targets, Akshaya Kamalnath writes.

India’s national government is moving the right direction on manufacturing, but more reform is needed to skills, innovation, infrastructure, and gender policies to take full advantage of the sector’s potential, Rahul Singh Bais and Cornelius Kalenzi write.