Catalog

Rebuilding the Silk Road: Encouraging Economic Cooperation in Central Asia
ISBN: 971-561-321-7
Price: $10.00
After a decade of independence, Central Asia remains a region in transition from a command to a market economy. So far, the gains from the transition, in economic terms, are slim. Without stronger links between the republics and new trading partners, and without dramatically improved infrastructure, its promise of richness and the aspirations of a brighter future may not be realized.

Women in the Republic of Uzbekistan
ISBN: 971-561-379-9
Price: $10.00
This publication is part of a series that provides information on the status and role of women in developing member countries to assist ADB staff in country programming work, and project design and implementation.

Central Asia’s Hidden Hunger (video)
Running time: 9:38 minutes
Price: $10.00
Since the breakup of the former Soviet Union, Central Asia has seen an alarming rise in mentally retarded and physically impaired children due to a lack of iodine and iron in the diet of the poor. To address this crisis, ADB, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, is leading a regional program to boost production of iodized salt and fortified flour to improve the nutrition of poor women and their children, and support legislation and trade reform to spread the benefits evenly in the region.

Key Indicators 2005
ISBN: 971-561-585-6
ISSN: 0116-3000
Price: $40.00
This 36th edition of ADB’s flagship annual statistical data book features 30 regional tables of socioeconomic and financial indicators for 42 developing member countries of ADB; 8 Millennium Development Goals tables; 42 country tables; 18-year time series on population, labor force and employment, national accounts production, energy price indices, money and banking, government finance, external trade, balance of payments, international reserves, exchange rates, and external indebtedness; and a special chapter that focuses on labor and employment—“Labor Markets in Asia: Promoting Full, Productive, and Decent Employment;” poverty estimates, and projects.

Asian Development Outlook 2005 Update
ISSN: 1655-4809
Price: free with every purchase of ADO 2005, excluding shipping cost
The economies of developing Asia and the Pacific performed well in the first half of 2005. This Update expects the region’s gross domestic product to grow at 6.6% over the full year, marginally up on the 6.5% projected in the Asian Development Outlook 2005 in April. The Update features an overview of recent trends within the region and sets them in their global context. It also points to risks in the outlook and suggests appropriate responses. Recent economic trends and the outlook are reappraised and updated for selected countries. A major theme of the Update is the challenge presented by high oil prices, the main focus of Part 3. A key message that emerges is that higher oil prices may be here for some time, and that countries across developing Asia need to adjust to this possibility.

Forthcoming Title
Asian Environment Outlook 2005
Making Profits, Protecting Our Planet: Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Performance in Asia and the Pacific
Price: $25.00
This book identifies a range of market and social forces driving the private sector toward more responsible environmental stewardship; shows the need for governments, private sector, and communities to adjust their relations; and argues for enhanced enforcement of environmental regulations by governments even as they reach out to the private sector for stronger collaboration in environmental protection.