The Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2025: Enhancing Disaster Risk Financing was prepared by the OECD Development Centre. The report was drafted by a team led by Kensuke Molnar-Tanaka, Head of Asia Desk, and composed of Prasiwi Ibrahim, Saut Sagala, Alexander Hume and Will Mewhirter, under the leadership of Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Director of the OECD Development Centre, and guidance of Sebastián Nieto Parra, Head of the Regional Development Dynamics Division. Federico Bonaglia and Setsuko Saya, Deputy Directors, provided useful advice and feedback. Country notes’ data and statistics were provided by Sébastien Markley and West Togbetse. Oliver Slayne, Bong-Geun Choi, Oudom Hean, and Shaun Wang provided useful inputs. From the Regional Development Dynamics Division, Olivia Cuq, Laura Gutiérrez and René Orozco shared useful comments and inputs. Anne-Marie Trang and Yvette Chanvoédou provided invaluable administrative support throughout the elaboration of the report. Many thanks go to the Strategic Communications Division of the OECD Development Centre, in particular Elizabeth Nash, Delphine Grandrieux and Henri-Bernard Solignac-Lecomte for turning the manuscript into a publication.
Pablo Antolin, Leigh Wolfrom and Timothy Bishop from the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Stéphane Jacobzone and Camila Vammalle from the Directorate of Public Governance of the OECD, as well as Jens Arnold from the Economics Department provided useful comments.
Support from the Delegations of Japan and Korea to the OECD, especially Tomofumi Nishinaga, Takako Muramoto, Young Bae Choi, and Hwaran Lee, as well as Ambassador Datuk Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim and Priscilla Ann Yap from the Embassy of Malaysia to France, is greatly appreciated.
Last but not least, the OECD Development Centre would like to express deep appreciation for the financial support received from the governments of Japan and Korea.