Special Reports 2003 Archive
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Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Policy
Learn from the experiences of ADB's developing member countries that have successfully benefited from foreign direct investment.
Corporate Governance Principles for Business Enterprises
Since 2000, ADB’s activities have focused on infrastructure rehabilitation and the restoration of basic services in Timor-Leste. However, much remains to be done
Sixth Progress Report on Timor-Leste
Since 2000, ADB’s activities have focused on infrastructure rehabilitation and the restoration of basic services in Timor-Leste. However, much remains to be done
Poverty Reduction Partnership Between Timor-Leste and ADB
Learn how ADB and Timor-Leste will work hand in hand to reduce poverty and promote equitable and sustainable economic growth for East Timorese.
Mibanco, Peru Profitable Microfinance Outreach, with Lessons for Asia
Learn how Mibanco's story can provide some lessons and inspiration to Asian microfinance institutions - MFIs.
Millennium Development Goals in the Pacific: Relevance and Progress
Examine how the MDGs could be reflected in ADB's country strategies and programs in the Pacific.
ADO 2003 Update
Despite significant economic shocks and a weaker recovery in the major industrial countries, the Asia-Pacific region remains a bright spot on the world economic map, the Asian Development Outlook 2003 Update reports.
Reviving Asian Economic Growth Requires Further Reforms
How can the Asian developing economies revive growth in the decades ahead?
Women in Tonga
Examine the ways in which gender and development issues can be incorporated into ADB's operational strategy and country programs for Tonga.
Women in Vietnam
Examine the various gender and development issues in Viet Nam and how the country's women continue to feel the pain of gender inequality.
A New Start for Afghanistan's Education Sector
A revitalized education system can contribute to resolving many of Afghanistan's daunting problems, igniting progress in all other development sectors.
ADB India Economic Bulletin
Find out more aboout India's economic trends in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003.
Tuvalu 2002
Tuvalu will always be prone to external shocks, but with good governance, it can continue to be economically and socially stable. Find out how.
Defining an Agenda for Poverty Reduction
These two new volumes collect speeches and papers from the First Asia and Pacific Poverty Forum. As ADB undertakes the review of its Poverty Reduction Strategy, the books offer a timely review of significant issues and strategic approaches for poverty reduction efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.
Priorities of the People: Hardship in the Pacific Series
How can we better understand poverty in the Pacific? Find out from the local people as they describe hardship from their point of view and suggest the most important priority actions to improve their lives.
Annual Report 2002
ADB strengthened bilateral and multilateral partnerships last year,
as it stepped up the fight against poverty in the Asia-Pacific region.
Find out more in its Annual
Report 2002.
Education:
A New Start
How can education ignite Afghanistan's development? Read
our new
report.
Commercialization
of Microfinance
How can
microfinance serve as a poverty reduction tool in Sri
Lanka?
Annual
Review of Evaluation Activities 2002 [
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This Annual Review
reports on all performance audits and thematic evaluation studies
in 2002. It also provides a long-term trend of evaluation results.
Rebuilding
Afghanistan 
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ADB is playing a
leading role in the daunting challenge of rebuilding Afghanistan.
Its assistance will include helping the Government to repair roads,
rehabilitate irrigation systems, and provide health care for refugees.
Environmental
Assessment Guidelines
As highlighted in
the Millennium Development Goals, ensuring environmental sustainability
remains a major challenge. Find out how the new guidelines can help
identify our developing member countries' key environmental issues.
Guidelines
to Reduce Vehicle Emissions
ADB releases new
policy guidelines to help decision makers work toward cleaner fuels,
effective inspection and maintenance programs, and better transport
planning.
Moving
Regional Cooperation Forward
How do you promote
greater regional economic integration and social responsibility in
the Asia-Pacific region?
The
20/20 Project
Examine
the various policies and initiatives that underpin a long-term strategy
for developing the Western Region.
Development
Management: Progress and Challenges in the PRC
Analyze the PRC's
development management in the economic context and legal framework
in which reforms are taking place.
Cook
Islands 2001 Economic Report
How can the Government
of Cook Islands manage the country's economy more effectively to achieve
its desired economic development goals?
Asian
Growth Remains Robust
Despite SARS and
the Iraq conflict, developing Asia will still be the world's economic
bright spot in 2003-2004, says the Asian Development Outlook 2003.
Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction
Examine how ADB's policies recognize
the vulnerability of certain socially or culturally distinct
groups and satisfy their needs and development aspirations.
Asian
Growth Remains Robust
Despite
SARS and the Iraq conflict, developing Asia will still
be the world's economic bright spot in 2003-2004, says
the Asian Development Outlook 2003.
Handbook
on Environment Statistics
Examine how pollution and resource depletion are beginning to have
an adverse impact on economic activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Millennium Development
Goals in the Pacific: Relevance and Progress
How could the Millennium Development Goals be reflected in country
strategies and programs? This report states what the MDGs are and
their relevance to ADB's Pacific developing member countries.
Protecting
Precious Coastal Resources
An international NGO is implementing the Coastal Marine Resources
Management and Poverty Reduction in four South Asian countries. Discover
how the project is pilot testing approaches to protect ecologically
sensitive areas, reduce poverty, and nurture regional cooperation.
Women
in the Republic of Uzbekistan
The growing number of women's NGOs in Uzbekistan proves that its women
are finally being heard and recognized.
Mongolia's
Environment
Review the current environmental status of Mongolia and the emerging
trends as a basis for formulating recommendations for future ADB -
Government of Mongolia cooperation in the environmental domain.
Operations Manual
on Environment
The President of ADB approved the Operations Manual on Environment:
Environmental Considerations in ADB Operations on 28 February 2003.
This is based on ADB's Environment Policy approved 8 November 2002.
Women
in Viet Nam
Despite impressive advances in reducing gender disparities in terms
of improved income and access to education and health care, women
in Viet Nam continue to feel the pain of gender inequality.
A Roadmap to Guide Trilateral Cooperation
ADB, government, and NGO representatives have forged a consensus on
future cooperation. Send ADB your comments on the draft Framework
by 31 March.
Coping with
Revenue Loss Due to AFTA Tariff Reductions
Analyze the proposed tax structure and tax administration reforms
and other complementary policies that the Governments of Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam can introduce to safeguard and enhance
revenue collection.
Diagnostic
Study of Accounting and Auditing Practices in Selected Developing
Member Countries
Examine the accounting and auditing structures and systems in Azerbaijan,
Fiji Islands, Marshall Islands, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
Handbook
for Integrating Risk Analysis in the Economic Analysis of Projects
Find out how the analysis of risk can be used to improve the focus
on poverty reduction.
Afghanistan's
Environment in Transition
Review this preliminary look at Afghanistan's environment which provides
a basis for coordinated action to address high-priority environmental
concerns in Afghanistan.
Action
Plan
ADB's Medium-Term Agenda and Action Plan for Governance takes stock
of ADB's governance activities since 1995 and the impact they achieved,
and proposes an ambitious agenda through 2004.
Women
in Tajikistan
Learn about the issues facing Tajik women today.
Key
Governance Issues
Learn how the four Greater Mekong Subregion governments of Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam have stated their strong commitment
to good governance.
Ethnic
Minorities and Poverty Reduction
Find out the important issues and proposed action plan to protect
and improve the living conditions of Indonesia's indigenous peoples.
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