Protecting ecosystems could unlock major gains in jobs, productivity, and fiscal resilience, according to a new ADB report. Investing in nature is vital, the report notes, as 75% of the region’s ...

About 75% of GDP in Asia and the Pacific depends on nature, but it remains overlooked in economic planning. Healthy ecosystems support public health, livelihoods, fiscal stability, and climate ...

ADB, together with ACWA Power Company, Sumitomo Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc., and Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc., has signed a landmark financing package to build two utility-scale ...

ADB has approved a $460 million results-based loan that aims to modernize rural power infrastructure, promote distributed renewable energy generation, and improve agricultural productivity by ...

ADB has approved a $30 million grant to deliver high-quality primary and secondary education for students in Kiribati.

The Green Climate Fund has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms—a flagship adaptation program led by ADB to build resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable communities in ...

ADB has approved a $100 million financing package to support Sri Lanka’s tourism sector with strategic policy reforms and targeted catalytic investments, which align with the country’s National ...

ADB helps Mongolia improve education access and quality by constructing and expanding schools, reforming curricula and assessments, providing learning materials, enhancing planning and management ...

ADB has approved a $233.2 million loan to help extend access to reliable and safe water supply services for rural areas in Georgia.

ADB has approved a $10 million policy-based grant to help enhance public sector management and social and economic resilience in Tonga.

Higher tariffs are casting a long shadow over the global economy. But developing Asia is showing resilience, buoyed by supportive policies and easing inflation. The Asian Development Outlook September ...

It summarizes underlying factors that can explain Asia’s development performance, as well as the large variations across the region and time periods. In particular, the book focuses on the role of ...