ADB has approved two grants to enhance food security, deliver health services, and improve resilience to shocks from weather and natural hazards in Afghanistan.

ADB President Masato Kanda concluded a visit to Canada this week, meeting with government leaders and business representatives to deepen collaboration on private sector engagement, energy security, ...

Technology-based startup enterprises are an increasingly important part of the business landscape in Asia and the Pacific. By applying innovative technologies to create new products and services, they ...

Opening remarks by Masato Kanda, President, Asian Development Bank, at a Luncheon Discussion with Canadian Business Leaders, , Toronto, Canada ...

This guide contains a detailed overview of Indonesia’s public–private partnership (PPP) landscape, with more than 500 qualitative and quantitative indicators for national, sector-specific, and local ...

Noting a rise in nonperforming loans, the report shows how Viet Nam pushed ahead with its digital transformation as its focus on green finance and environmental, social, and governance issues ...

ADB has approved the second phase of Cambodia’s Energy Transition Sector Development Program for $82.5 million.

ADB has appointed Jyotsana Varma as the new Regional Director of its Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO) in Sydney, where she will lead operations for Nauru, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

This paper examines the impact of Female Secondary School Stipend and Assistance Program (FSSAP) in Bangladesh along with its effects on socioeconomic outcomes and demography.

Head of Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems,” German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS); Professor of International and Development Economics, University of Bonn, ...

High-speed rail development has been recognized as an important policy tool for regional development around the world but faces a range of challenges in its execution. High-speed rail (HSR) ...

This book is a history of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development bank established 50 years ago to serve Asia and the Pacific.