Development economics and emerging economies

This publication showcases 50 innovative case studies from cities in the People's Republic of China that are mitigating against and adapting to climate change.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been issuing its Sustainability Report since 2007.

The Bangladesh Public Financial Management Systems report documents the country's financial management systems covering primarily the areas of budgeting, funds flow, accounting and reporting, and auditing systems.

Regional cooperation and integration (RCI) has become a valuable means for attaining national development goals.

Kazakhstan has the potential to become an economic leader in Central Asia.

The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options.

The Pacific Economic Monitor provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues.

The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018, the 49th edition of this series, includes the latest available economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank.

The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) is a knowledge-sharing product developed as a key resource for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) development policies in Asia and the Pacific.

This issue highlights the economic prospects of the Pacific developing member countries (Pacific DMCs) and stresses the importance of improving the quality and access to basic and sustainable utilities in the Pacific DMCs.

The objective of road asset management is generally to optimize economic benefits by minimizing maintenance costs and road user costs.

This comparative study provides an overview of the textbook production chain, starting with its origins in the curriculum, and suggests ways in which policymakers can make improvements at every point in the chain.

Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy is one of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

Project economic analysis is a tool used by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to ensure that ADB operations comply with its Charter.

This publication, prepared by the Asian Development Bank in close cooperation with the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, contains a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan.

Asia and the Pacific continues to embrace financial technology advances that are reshaping the traditional banking and financial services industry.

The Philippines currently has a low level of per capita greenhouse gas emissions.

This publication discusses how the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) can enhance trade by addressing key challenges, including poor market access, limited economic diversification, and weak institutions for trade.

The formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967 was originally driven by political and security concerns.

Impact evaluation is an empirical approach to estimating the causal effects of interventions, in terms of both magnitude and statistical significance.

Developing countries in Asia have expanded their social protection programs.

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, now 16 years in operation, has recorded impressive achievements in regional economic cooperation, particularly in the areas of transport, energy, trade facilitation, and trade policy.

This publication discusses the real-world performance data of low-carbon buses in the People's Republic of China.

This publication highlights how public-private partnerships (PPPs) can be effective to meet Asia's growing infrastructure needs.

Rapid globalization and digitalization have transformed the financial landscape of ASEAN+3-the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

This study looks into the role of special economic zones in strengthening the competitiveness of economic corridors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).

This publication explores the views of stakeholders in the two decades of partnership between the Asian Development Bank and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in India.

This publication explores the significant potential of solar district heating to accelerate the integration of renewable energy into heating systems in the People's Republic of China.

This publication presents a biodiversity baseline assessment that was conducted in 2014-2015 at the Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Bhutan.

This user guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up, use, and maintain the statistical business register of the Asian Development Bank.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been issuing its Sustainability Report since 2007.

This publication explores how Nepal could boost its exports by addressing nontariff barriers to trade.

As the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has made considerable progress in food security, addressing health, safety, and environmental concerns is also essential.

Trade facilitation increases trade flows, lowers trade cost, and ultimately contributes to sustainable and inclusive growth.

This publication is an initiative of the Government of Papua New Guinea that provides step-by-step guidance on how to rehabilitate mangroves.

This report details the key achievements of the Regional Malaria and Other Communicable Disease Threats Trust Fund from its creation in 2013 to the first half of 2018.

This report analyzes the administrative frameworks, functions, and performance of revenue bodies in 28 economies in Asia and the Pacific.

ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide is a comprehensive explanation of the region's bond markets.

This special supplement to the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 showcases the role that technology can play in improving the quality, timeliness, and frequency of agricultural statistics.

As Southeast Asia reels from the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), domestic resource mobilization (DRM) has never been more challenging or more critical.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

This guidebook documents the experiences and lessons learned from developing 12 pilot mini-grid systems for off-grid energy access in Myanmar.

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport Strategy 2030 builds on progress made and lessons learned from the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020.

This publication outlines key steps to launching the national single window platform in Maldives.

This publication presents data visualization of economic statistics from South and Central Asia relevant for the analysis of cross-border production arrangements at the local, regional, and global levels.

This report presents the findings of an environmental performance assessment that covered the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) during 2006-2016.

This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options.

Growth in developing Asia is holding up against external headwinds.

This report provides an update on the local currency sustainable bond markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3).

This publication provides an update on developments in Pacific economies, explores topical policy issues in the region over the years, and presents global forecasts for 2019.