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Asian Development Bank
This report shows how improving gender mainstreaming via the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 can bolster inclusivity and ensure women benefit equally from regional cooperation initiatives.
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This edition shows that financial conditions in emerging East Asia have improved since July, leading to declining bond yields, amid moderating inflation and expected interest rate cuts both in advanced…
This publication provides updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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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…
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 analyzes challenges and opportunities affecting efforts to build resilience to shocks in the Pacific.
This edition shows that growth in Asia and the Pacific remains robust amid strong domestic demand and continued recovery in exports.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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…
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program recognizes the unique climate impacts experienced by its member countries.
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…
This publication explains how developing economies that adopt the Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) standard will benefit from enhanced efficiency in data collection, production, and exchange.
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…
This report presents policy simulations that consider the revenue and distributional impacts of possible changes in the design of expenditure programs or instruments for revenue collection in Timor-Leste.
These guidelines aim to equip local governments in Bangladesh with concepts and tools to create and maintain climate-resilient, gender-responsive, and socially inclusive public open spaces in cities and towns.
This report examines how Cambodia's subnational administrations can play a pivotal role in the country's push toward the Sustainable Development Goals and inclusive economic growth.
Marking the halfway point to the Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030, this report reflects on how ADB has contributed to progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and…
This manual outlines the many benefits of managing road speed in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation countries, addresses misunderstandings, and explains how stakeholders can apply a safe system approach.
This report shows how Pakistan's soaring population is piling pressure on its cities as its macroeconomic position remains uncertain and proposes a new model of urbanization to help make its…
This publication looks at five projects in the People's Republic of China to illustrate how effective solutions to environmental and social problems can be applied in different contexts.
Designed to walk ADB staff through a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment simulation, this handbook outlines training schedules, introduces methodologies, and provides practical exercises to identify and analyze the broad impacts of…
This report shows how overlapping demographic, digital, and green transitions are reshaping jobs in Asia and the Pacific and explores how integrated policies can help harness the growth potential of…
This handbook shows how ADB-backed infrastructure projects in Asia and the Pacific can integrate employability and skills development by delivering work-based youth traineeship opportunities that amplify project benefits.
This practice guide aims to help procurement practitioners integrate youth traineeship specifications into key bidding documents for ADB-supported infrastructure projects in Asia and the Pacific.
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…
This report assesses trends and developments in India's public-private partnerships (PPP) landscape as the fast-growing economy seeks to build an estimated $1.4 trillion in infrastructure to support sustainable economic growth.
This guide outlines issues facing Pacific countries as they struggle to build resilient infrastructure and shows how proactive steps to mitigate risk including early engagement with insurers could drive the…
This report analyzes tax policy reforms needed in Timor-Leste to boost domestic revenue mobilization and help drive more inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
This report shows how Maldives can switch to hybrid renewable mini-grid energy systems to reduce its heavy dependency on imported fossil fuel, slice emissions, and support sustainable and inclusive growth.
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…
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…
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…
