Features

8 Aug 2013

Free Trade: Untangling Asia’s Noodle Bowl

Over the past decade, trade liberalization initiatives have blossomed across Asia and the Pacific, creating a convoluted 'noodle bowl' of overlapping free trade agreements (FTAs). Here’s a by-the-numbers look at trade liberalization and economic integration in the region.
16 Jul 2013

Zoran Vojinović: A New Approach for Managing Floods in Asia and the Pacific

Zoran Vojinović, urban water practitioner and academic, talks about a new outlook in managing urban flood risks and its applications in the Asia and Pacific region.
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.
15 Nov 2012

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

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

Costs of Higher Education by the Numbers

Rising costs in higher education are outstripping the capacity of students to pay for fees and of states to fund the sector, raising questions about how to make it more inclusive in the future. Here’s a by the number look at some of the issues leading to rising higher education costs in the Asia and the Pacific region.
22 Oct 2012

Focus on Islamic Finance

Shari'ah compliant financing is becoming increasingly popular in the Asia and the Pacific region. ADB’s Ashraf Mohammed, Assistant General Counsel and Practice Leader – Islamic Finance, explains why.
25 Sep 2012

By the Numbers: Asia's Looming Pension Crisis

This feature provides a snapshot, by the numbers, of the key issues discussed in ADB's book, Pension Systems in East and Southeast Asia: Promoting Fairness and Sustainability.
14 Sep 2012

Greater Mekong Subregion Program: 12 Things to Know

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.