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Asian Development Bank
Provides an overview of changes in trade and global value chains (GVCs), cross-border investment, financial integration, and the movement of people in Asia and the Pacific and explores ways of…
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This edition reviews developments in local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia during the fourth quarter of 2023. While the size of these markets expanded by 2.5% quarter-on-quarter, local…
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This edition shows emerging market financial conditions weakened as investor risk appetite waned over expected higher-for-longer interest rates.
This report examines the progress of trade facilitation in Asia and the Pacific, highlights recent trends in paperless trade, and evaluates the impact of trade facilitation initiatives on trade costs…
Growth in developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to remain resilient, propelled by strong domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports, and the ongoing recovery in tourism.
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Presents a road map to guide the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in strengthening its approach to disability-inclusive development. The publication sets out a practical route to greater disability inclusion in…
Offers an overview of key transport issues in ADB’s Pacific developing member countries and of the bank’s planned 2021-2025 transport sector operations in the region.
Lays out the vision and strategy of ADB for sustainable urban development programs, projects, and technical assistance in its Pacific developing member countries from 2021 to 2025.
This report reflects the changes in the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program’s operational plan for the period 2016-2025, in particular on priority projects resulting from a rigorous vetting…
Discusses how the Knowledge Management Action Plan (KMAP) 2021-2025 connects ADB-wide reforms to improve how knowledge is managed across its business processes and operations. The KMAP strengthens ADB’s ability to…
Aims to enhance the quality of poverty and social analysis for the design of country partnership strategies and programs in South Asia. The guidance note outlines approaches for conducting GESI…
An overview of methods for evaluating the gender equality and social inclusion impacts of ADB programs and projects in South Asia. This guidance note aims to impart knowledge of vital…
Assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal's Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu's fast-growing population. Explains…
Presents the SOURCE platform, a digital transformation tool that is financed and led by multilateral development banks. SOURCE is a key tool for governments to prepare well-developed projects in alignment…
Analyzing why only one-in-five of Viet Nam's small businesses are women-owned, this publication outlines the major legal, financial, and societal hurdles they face and explores ways to raise awareness and…
Underlining why gender equality is a core component of sustainable infrastructure design, this report considers four key ADB investment sectors in Asia and the Pacific and sets out ways to…
The COVID-19 pandemic hit India in three waves between 2020 and 2022 with severe socioeconomic impact, particularly on poor and vulnerable people. This report examines the Government of India's comprehensive…
Assessing how Asia and the Pacific can benefit from stronger tax systems, this comparative analysis drills down into the set-ups and performance of revenue bodies in 41 economies to highlight…
Examines good practices particularly those involving intermediaries--social enterprises, the private sector, and nongovernment organizations--in delivering water and sanitation services in informal settlements, and their potential for expansion. It presents case…
Explains why strengthening the governance around public investment management is central to cutting inefficiencies and unblocking the climate finance needed to narrow Asia and the Pacific's gaping infrastructure gap. Explains…
Explains why countries in Asia and the Pacific should use technology including remote sensing and artificial intelligence to reform property tax management and help strengthen public finances. It shows how…
Provides new data and analysis on well-being among older people in Asia and the Pacific and suggests how policymakers in the region can help people age well. The report explores…
This publication highlights the importance of adequately investing in healthcare infrastructure and preparedness and of applying flexibility, innovation, and collaboration in preparing for future health emergencies.
This publication looks at barriers faced by many women and girls living with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. It provides guidance on inclusive approaches to project and program design…
This report shows why Tajikistan, Central Asia's least urbanized economy, should increase the number of people living in its cities and diversify its economy to capitalize on the demographic dividend…
Typical agriculture sectors like animal production and processing, aquaculture and its processing, and fruit and vegetable processing, can be water-intensive and generate complex and sometimes severe pollution.
This edition of the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series focuses on updates in the Republic of Korea's (ROK) market since the publication of the previous guide for the ROK in…
This publication looks at ways ADB can harness artificial intelligence (AI) to improve its internal processes and help countries in Asia and the Pacific better anticipate and prepare for growing…
This manual explains how to identify and address hazardous traffic blackspots in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries to help save lives, reduce injuries, and support economies.
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This publication highlights the potential of rapidly growing low-cost airlines in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program countries to improve connectivity, increase tourism, and generate economic benefits.
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This report highlights how sexual and gender minorities in countries across Asia and the Pacific face discrimination and violence, assesses the legal barriers impacting their lives, and shows how policy…
This report analyzes how rising nonperforming loans (NPL) pose a risk to banking sector stability in some Asia and Pacific economies and shows how electronic trading platforms can strengthen NPL…
Analyzing how Asia and the Pacific's online job portal data can be used to assess labor market and broader economic trends, this report explains why improving data quality and tackling…
This publication explores how green investment banks can mobilize private sector capital and provide affordable long-term financing to help developing countries close the climate investment gap and support a green…
Intended to guide the Asian Development Bank (ADB), executing and implementing agencies, consultants, and contractors in setting up, adapting, and managing grievance redress mechanisms assigned to receive reports on sexual…
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program recognizes the unique climate impacts experienced by its member countries.
This report shows how countries in Asia and the Pacific can integrate climate action into fiscal policies to trigger the release of the massive private sector finance urgently needed to…
This report discusses bottlenecks that could prevent cities in India from realizing their economic potential and outlines strategies to overcome these.
This report emphasizes that open and fair trade is essential for Asia and the Pacific's transition to low-carbon economies and outlines the important role of Aid for Trade in this…
Assesses how to finance an extensive overhaul of transport infrastructure in the BIMSTEC subregion, considers the challenges of public and private financing, and outlines how to create an overarching financial…
Examining how the livelihoods, health, and well-being of women in Central and West Asia were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, this report assesses responses and considers how the experience can…
To bolster economic and financial analyses through national account statistics, this publication presents a model developed by ADB to provide a more consistent measure of non-recoverable VAT on products. The…
ADB's South Asia Department conducted a study to assess the status and responses to the needs of disadvantaged groups in its member countries and identify entry points for greater gender…
A road map which shows how Bangladesh can swap diesel irrigation pumps for solar powered systems to reduce fuel imports, increase farmers' incomes, and support the country's clean energy transition.
Introduces the Global Integration Index as a tool to explore how global and regional integration affect development outcomes. The 43 indicators in the index include digital connectivity and environmental cooperation…
Analyses how Indonesia’s manufacturing sector could diversify and upgrade during the 2020-2024 period and beyond. The report asserts that policy makers and the private sector need to collaborate to identify…
The volume consisting of seven papers, start with a bird’s eye view of the growth experience in recent years. It proceeds to explore the composition of government budgets to examine…
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Explores what a global transition to net zero could mean for Asia and the Pacific under a range of climate policy scenarios and provides recommendations. The report models emission pathways…
