ADB and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have collaborated to support Pakistan’s first issuance of a Panda bond to finance its Sustainable and Green Infrastructure Project.

ADB President Masato Kanda met Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at Malacañan Palace and said ADB is ready to provide up to $1.75 billion in additional financing to support the Philippines ...

Nature is a core economic asset in Asia and the Pacific, with around 75% of GDP directly or indirectly tied to nature through sectors like agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. Yet, nature remains ...

ADB has signed a $40 million loan with Arkas Holding to improve the capacity and sustainability of maritime logistics and infrastructure in Türkiye. The investment marks ADB’s first private sector ...

This paper evaluates the impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on global and regional incomes, trade, economic structure, factor returns, and employment.

Dean Brodjonegoro is the chief executive officer of the ADBI and has responsibility under the direction of the ADB President for the management of the Institute. Bambang Brodjonegoro, an Indonesian ...

This brief focuses on the key challenges surrounding female labor force participation in Sri Lanka. It also synthesizes recommendations from an ADB study that examined social, economic, and ...

Asia and the Pacific continues to be exposed to climate change impacts. Home to the majority of the world’s poor, the population of the region is particularly vulnerable to those impacts. Unabated ...

The report highlights the region’s climate vulnerability, provides updated estimates of the potential impacts and costs of climate change, and proposes priority actions to accelerate adaptation ...

ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.

The results suggest that public investment shocks play a much greater role in boosting economic growth in comparison with private investment shocks. In emerging market and developing economies, ...

This framework outlines how to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into ADB’s operations in South Asia to help close the gender gap, combat exclusion, and bolster equitable economic ...