Features

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.
25 Jul 2012

A Lifeline for Small Businesses

Access to financial instruments for small businesses is key to promoting sustainable growth in the Pacific region according to ADB's latest Pacific Economic Monitor.
1 Feb 2012

Health in the Pacific: 12 Things to Know

Good health is a prerequisite to development - healthy people help communities grow and economies prosper. Here are 12 facts about the state of health in Pacific Island countries and why they are major concerns for ADB.
14 Dec 2011

Fiscal Discipline Can Help the Pacific Navigate Global Financial Instability

Pacific economies’ progress in fiscal consolidation is commendable but the ongoing Eurozone Crisis underscores the need to sustain these efforts, says ADB’s new Pacific Economic Monitor.


21 Nov 2011

Loans You Can Bank On

ADB assistance helped the Institute of Microfinance of Timor-Leste become the country's first locally owned national commercial bank.


25 Oct 2011

Coral Triangle - The Amazon of the Seas - is at Risk

ADB is playing a key role to save one of the world's most diverse and threatened marine ecosystems.
29 Aug 2008

Helping Build an Efficient Public Service

Building an efficient public service is among the many challenges faced by Timor-Leste, one of the world's newest and least developed nations.
29 Aug 2008

Not Just Another Road Project

Timor-Leste, ADB, and CARE Australia build a road that empowers communities and generates jobs. The new approach may improve projects in Timor-Leste.