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Regional and Country Highlights

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) engages in activities aimed at reducing poverty in developing Asia and the Pacific through pro-poor sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance. These activities are discussed in this chapter in the context of each member’s economic performance, domestic policies, and ADB’s operational strategies. Developing member countries (DMCs) and economies are grouped by region as in the case of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); the Central Asian republics1 (CARs), Azerbaijan, and Mongolia; Southeast Asia;2 South Asia;3 and the Pacific,4 or by economic growth, as in the case of the newly industrialized economies (NIEs) of Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea; Singapore; and Taipei,China.

Developing Asia

The global economy

Newly industrialized economies

Central Asian republics, Azerbaijan and Mongolia

People’s Republic of China

Southeast Asia

South Asia

The Pacific
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  1. The Central Asian republics include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
  2. Southeast Asia includes Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
  3. South Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. ADB has not had operations in Afghanistan since 1980.
  4. The Pacific includes Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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