Development economics and emerging economies

Despite significant economic growth in Asia in recent decades, millions of people in rural Asia still lack access to electricity.

This publication seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Pakistan.

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

The Ha Noi Action Plan 2018-2022 addresses the unfinished and expanded agenda of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program for the remaining 5 years of the GMS Strategic Framework 2012-2022.

Research indicates that up to 28% of crashes are due to the road environment.

The quarterly Asia Bond Monitor reviews developments in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets.

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.

This publication explains the evaluation and strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector.

This publication examines the need to expand social protection coverage of the informal sector to support working age productivity, reduce vulnerability, and improve economic opportunity.

This study provides an overview of the water security situation in the People's Republic of China.

Asia proved resilient to the effects of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, but sustaining rapid growth became more difficult afterward.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced stellar economic performance over the last 3 decades.

This publication explores the use of regulatory technology (regtech) in finance.

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.

Information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to revolutionize education equity, quality, and efficiency.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to develop and update a comprehensive set of comparable and accessible data to help measure performance of social protection programs in Asia.

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.

Sustainable energy access planning, unlike traditional energy planning, gives primary importance to the energy demand of both poor and nonpoor households, the need to make cleaner energy services more affordable to the poor, the costs of both supply-side and demand-side access options, and the sustainability of technology and resource options.

Local currency bond markets in ASEAN+3 play an important role in diversifying financial intermediary channels and mitigating the impacts of financial crises.

This report documents Sri Lanka's financial management systems covering budgeting, funds flow, accounting and reporting, and auditing systems.

India needs to spend close to Rs43 trillion (about $646 billion) on infrastructure through to 2022.

This report 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.

Wind Resource Assessment (WRA) is a pivotal step in the development phase because it determines the bankability of wind projects.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Asia Foundation prepared this report as a guide to support women's entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific.

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

Good corporate governance practices reduce vulnerability to financial crises, reinforce property rights, reduce the cost of capital, and lead to greater capital market development.

When the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1966, the Asia and Pacific region was undergoing a process of deep change.

This new strategy for transport development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) consists of a strategic framework covering 2018-2030 and a set of performance indicators initially covering 2018-2022.

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

This publication explores the potential of the Meghna River as an alternative water source for Dhaka.

The poor and vulnerable populations suffer disproportionately from the adverse impacts of climate change and disasters, which result in loss of life, damage to household and community assets, disruption of livelihoods, and loss of income.

This publication presents a detailed review and assessment of the governance, infrastructure, and financing aspects of hospital care in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

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

The Asia and Pacific region continued to grow despite a difficult external global environment.

Road asset management is one of the top priorities of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced stellar economic performance over the last 3 decades.

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.

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

Asia and the Pacific continues to be exposed to climate change impacts.

This publication explains the evaluation and strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector.

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 report analyzes how carbon markets can be designed to help economies reach ambitious emission reduction goals and generate the financing needed to scale up climate action and build a resilient future.

This new strategy for transport development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) consists of a strategic framework covering 2018-2030 and a set of performance indicators initially covering 2018-2022.

Meeting the 2030 Agenda requires unprecedented investment from different sources of finance, ambitious strategies, and structural reform.

This latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor highlights the gains of Pacific developing member countries (Pacific DMCs) and the challenges that the Pacific DMCs continue to face including the impacts of climate change.

Human capital is an important factor for economic growth in South Asia.

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

This document summarizes experiences of Da Nang, Viet Nam; the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; and Naga City in the Philippines in providing incentives for disaster risk reduction.

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

The Asia and Pacific region experienced continued growth.