Features

14 Feb 2013

Prosperity through Empowerment: Focus on Women in South Asia

Empowering women in South Asia can help address the twin issues of gender and urban poverty, say ADB's senior social development specialist Francesco Tornieri and urban development specialist Ron Slangen.
16 Jan 2013

Open-Throttle Opportunities for All across Sri Lanka

After years of war, Sri Lanka's first expressway, from the national capital to a historic tourist center in the south, is hastening the country's return to normality through a boom in business.
8 Jan 2013

Liberating Sri Lankan Lives from the Water Trap

A regular supply of clean, potable water is making all the difference to a town in eastern Sri Lanka still recovering from the recently ended civil war.
26 Dec 2012

2004 Earthquake and Tsunami: Day of Suffering that Brought the World Together

With support from ADB, the people affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami were able to rebuild their lives and communities.
5 Dec 2012

Inland Fishing Nets Incomes for the Poor in Rural Sri Lanka

A community-based program to revive fresh-water fishing in rural Sri Lanka has helped the poor achieve self-sufficiency, while providing them with useful skills and knowledge-based training.
15 Nov 2012

12 Things to Know in 2012: Green Justice in Asia and the Pacific

ADB is helping countries in Asia and the Pacific promote environmental justice through knowledge sharing and capacity building
10 Oct 2012

By the Numbers: The Growing Role of Services in Asia

Strengthening labor-intensive services can help developing Asia pursue inclusive, sustainable growth. Figures from Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2012 Update’s special chapter, Services and Asia’s Future Growth, underscore the service sector’s potential for reducing poverty across the region.
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.
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.
26 Oct 2011

South Asia Mulls Ways to Develop and Manage Cross Border Tourism

Tourism is thriving in South Asia with overseas visitors flocking to its vast array of natural, cultural and historic attractions.