Asia and the European Union are major trading partners. With average gross domestic product growth at more than 5 percent, Asia’s commercial importance to Europe is continuing to grow. But despite its rapid development, Asia still faces major structural and social challenges, with as much as 20 percent of some national populations living in extreme poverty.
These dual focuses — economic and trade relations; and development and cooperative programs — form the basis of EU-Asia strategic relations.
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Matthew Wolf@thisismattwolf
Matthew Wolf works with Devex's Development Data team from Johannesburg in South Africa, helping improve our coverage of and insight into development work and funding around the world. He draws on work experience with Thomson Reuters in Africa, MENA and Latin America, where he helped uncover, pursue and win opportunities with local governments and donor agencies. He is interested in data-driven solutions to development challenges, results-based financing, and ICT4D.
Arnau RoviraARoviraMuntada
Arnau Rovira is part of the Devex's Development Data team in Manila where he works on analyzing and understanding donor and country priorities through the use of data. He previously worked as business intelligence analyst at Scytl, worldwide leader on electoral voting solutions. In his interest to the international and electoral affairs he became electoral observer. Until now, he has been deployed in Uruguay, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
