This brief shows how the Green Primary Care Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is leveraging indigenous knowledge to ensure that climate adaptation strategies are locally relevant, ...

ADB has approved a $100 million concessional loan to support Uzbekistan in enhancing the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in secondary schools.

ADB President Masato Kanda and Japan Financial Services Agency Commissioner Yutaka Ito signed a cooperation agreement today to strengthen financial sector development in Asia and the Pacific.

A new evaluation by ADB's Independent Evaluation Department calls for a strategic shift in ADB’s engagement in Kazakhstan.

In Tajikistan, where over half of the population is under 25, the stakes for practical and market-ready education have never been higher. Each year, nearly a quarter million young people enter the ...

Since 2018, ADB has supported TKM with a $500M project financing of 1,400 km of transmission lines, 11 substations, and TA. With Turkmenenergo’s contributions, exports rose, and capacity to design, ...

The ASEAN Power Grid Financing Initiative will mobilize funding crucial to connect Southeast Asia’s electricity networks and bring the ASEAN Power Grid vision to life.

ADB has signed a $3 billion sovereign exposure exchange agreement with the World Bank to increase ADB’s lending capacity for its developing member countries.

Malnutrition costs Asia $346 billion annually, undermining productivity and growth. Yet every $1 invested in nutrition yields up to $23 in economic returns. Discover how nutrition-smart financing can ...

ADB operations in 2016 exceeded the $30 billion mark for the first time as regional demand for development finance and knowledge continues to grow. The 2016 Annual Report reviews the significant ...

This publication synthesizes climate characteristics and projections, vulnerability to natural hazards, sectoral climate change impacts, and adaptation priorities in Malaysia. It outlines rapid onset ...

This book explores how the evolving digital landscape is reshaping trade dynamics and regulation in Asia and the Pacific, examines digital economy agreements, and considers how the digital economy can ...