Main Features
Latest News
- Lao PDR Expanding Electricity Access, Boosting Power Exports, 5 February 2010
- ADB, UK Study to Help South Asia Address Climate Change Challenges, 4 February 2010
- ADB Prices US$2.5 Billion 5-Year Global Bond Issue, 3 February 2010
Feature Stories
Clean, Accessible Water Raises Health and Productivity in Mindanao
The Mindanao Basic Urban Services Sector Project, funded by an ADB loan of US$336,958.84 to the Land Bank of the Philippines, will bring potable water into homes.
Credit, Knowledge, Infrastructure – A Winning Mix
A project in rural Bangladesh provides farmers with training, data, and price information to help them maximize returns and increase the quality of produce.
Country Focus: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao PDR Expanding Electricity Access, Boosting Power Exports
ADB is helping Lao People’s Democratic Republic bring electricity to underserved areas - improving living standards and allowing for the export of excess power to Thailand.
Video
Lessons for Asia from Global Economic Crisis
ADB Managing Director General Rajat Nag on how Asia can learn from the crisis, also the theme of ADB's Regional Forum, 14-15 January 2010 | View on bigger screen
Upcoming Events
- Brainstorming Meeting: Action Plan on Mainstreaming Road Safety in ADB Operations, 2 February
- OECD-ADBI 11th Roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia, 22 to 23 February 2010
- Workshop on Labor Market Information and Analysis in ASEAN Countries, 3 to 5 March 2010
Latest Publications
Background Note on the Justice Sector of the Philippines
This report is part of the efforts of the Asian Development Bank to support justice sector reform. It provides an overview of the sector, identifies key constraints and issues confronting it, and undertakes a preliminary assessment of reform initiatives by justice sector agencies-mainly the judiciary-through 2009.
Upcoming ADB Publications
- Productivity Growth in Difference Firm Sizes in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical Investigation (ADB EWP No. 176)
- Tariff Liberalization and Trade Specialization in India (ADB EWP No. 177)
- Integrated Ecosystem Management of Dryland in the PRC: Lessons from Building Capacity for the PRC-GEF Partnership
- Rural Biomass Energy Development in the People's Republic of China
- Review of ADB Assistance for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development (1998–2008)
