38 datasets found

This dataset contains ADB sovereign project information from 2005 onwards as of 17 March 2020. Projects with Active status are approved projects that have met the conditions ...

As countries in developing Asia adjust to shifting global economic realities – including lower trade volumes, volatile commodity prices, and ongoing slow growth in industrial ec...

The paper brings together the wider literature and the GMS evidence to assess the arguments and modalities for harnessing SEZs for border development. The report concludes with ...

This handbook is meant as an introduction or primer to the design and execution of PPP strategies and projects in the context of development finance.

Special economic zones (SEZs) can play a catalytic role in economic development, provided the right business environment and policies are put in place. In Asia, SEZs can facili...

This publication, Greater Mekong Subregion: Twenty-five Years of Partnership, highlights the GMS Program’s successful use of economic corridors and focus on priority sectors t...

The origins of this publication can be traced back to discussions between an Asian Development Bank (ADB) team led by Ayumi Konishi, director general for East Asia Department, w...

The Pacific operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) cover 14 developing member countries (DMCs). These countries have established national policies and institutions to ad...

This year’s Asian Economic Integration Report (AEIR) continues to chronicle progress in regional cooperation and integration (RCI) in Asia and the Pacific. Despite an improved g...

The year 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). To commemorate this event, ADB has produced ADB Through the Decades, a series of volumes to provide...

The year 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). To commemorate this event, ADB has produced ADB Through the Decades, a series of volumes to provide...

Renewable energy alternatives in the form of solar, wind, biomass, and biogas address these imperatives, not as solutions but as nonetheless important steps toward sustainable a...

This discussion paper focuses on the urban aspects of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) corridor development and the institutional framework that will be needed to implement invest...

This paper assesses the low-carbon economy in Asia: how large it is today and how well it will fare in the future. Using patent and trade data, it analyzes the potential of Asia...

The origins of this book lie in plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Inaugural Meeting of the Bank opened on 24 Novem...

The Energy Policy (2009) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) emphasizes three priorities for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in its developing member countries (DMC...

The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2017 (Key Indicators 2017), the 48th edition of this series, provides statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, socia...

Over the past 50 years, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have worked to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in the ...

Infrastructure is essential for development. This publication presents the highlights of a report on the current condition of developing Asia’s infrastructure—defined here as tr...

In 2009, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the ADB Institute projected infrastructure needs for developing Asia from 2010 to 2020 in Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia (Seaml...