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Features
17 Oct 2012
Social Economy for Poor Communities
Social enterprises play a vital role in addressing social and environmental challenges in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
14 Sep 2012
12 Things to Know in 2012: Greater Mekong Subregion Program
The six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion Program mark 20 years of economic cooperation in 2012.
30 Aug 2012
Blueprint for a Stable Rice Market
ASEAN nations can help avoid world rice price shocks by reducing export restrictions, placing less emphasis on self-sufficiency, retooling Thailand's rice pledging program, and expanding coordinated rice policies with India and Pakistan, according to a series of working papers from ADB.
30 Aug 2012
Has the world learned from the 2007–2008 food price crisis?
To avoid a repeat of the rice price crisis, ASEAN member countries formulated the ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework with a Strategic Plan of Action that focuses on establishing a regional emergency rice reserve, facilitating regional rice trade, developing an ASEAN food security information system, and pursuing innovations through research and development.
9 Aug 2012
Arsenic-free Water for Rural Communities
Access to clean, safe water is spreading to Cambodia's rural areas thanks to the installation of arsenic mitigation technology.
18 Jun 2012
Ensuring Food Security for a Growing Region
Food security depends on trade as much as it does on production. Rice is a staple food in Asia, and around 90% of all rice is produced and consumed in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. ADB’s agriculture advisor Lourdes Adriano talks about the agenda for the first ASEAN Rice Trade Forum.
7 Jun 2012
Casting a Long Shadow on Asian Education
ADB education expert Jouko Sarvi talks about the economic and social implications of private tutoring in Asia and the Pacific.
4 May 2012
Fast Facts: Regional Cooperation for Improved Financial Resilience and Liquidity Support - A Decade On and the Challenges Ahead
ASEAN+3 launched the Asian Bond Markets Initiative in 2002 to improve the resilience of the financial system. This year we celebrate 10 years.
3 May 2012
Fast Facts: ASEAN Infrastructure Fund
By establishing the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, ASEAN would be taking a major step towards investing more if its resources in its own development needs.
2 May 2012
Fast Facts: ASEAN, the PRC and India - The Great Transformation?
A new ADB-ADBI publication looks at how the economies of ASEAN, People’s Republic of China and India might fare by 2030.