Returns on Asian Local Currency Bonds: January - July 2013

Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets are still expanding but risks to the outlook are rising given the prospects of tighter US monetary policy, slower economic growth in Asia, and persistent capital outflows, according to the latest quarterly Asia Bond Monitor from ADB.

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Returns on Asian Local Currency Bonds: January - July 2013

Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets are still expanding but risks to the outlook are rising given the prospects of tighter US monetary policy, slower economic growth in Asia, and persistent capital outflows, according to the latest quarterly Asia Bond Monitor from ADB.

12 Pillars for the Transformation of Asia and the Pacific Region

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Food Security: Asia's Two Faces

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Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund

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"Asia's Economic Transformation" - Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013

ADB's flagship annual statistical publication emphasizes that manufacturing is a prerequisite to a high productivity service sector, technological innovation, and modernizing agriculture. News Release: Asia Cannot Bypass Manufacturing on Path to Prosperity - ADB Report

Gender Equality and Food Security: Women's Empowerment as a Tool against Hunger

Persistent gender inequalities that prevail in the Asia-Pacific region constrain women’s potential for contributing more effectively to agriculture, rural development, food and nutrition security, which undermine the region’s goal of long-term food security.

Women Entrepreneurs in Asia and the Pacific

Women play a key role in innovative economic development and business expansion in Asia and the Pacific. What are the challenges and opportunities they face?

Protecting Asia and the Pacific's Most Vulnerable

Social protection systems in many fast-growing middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific are failing to support large numbers of poor and vulnerable people, leaving them exposed to risks and unexpected difficulties like unemployment, ill health, and natural disasters, says a new ADB study. Read the news release.

Same Energy, More Power: Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Asia

Energy efficiency refers to approaches or strategies that yield more service value from each primary energy consumed. Making homes, vehicles, and businesses more energy efficient is seen as a largely untapped solution to addressing the problems of pollution, global warming, energy security, and fossil fuel depletion. Read the news release. Watch the video.

Getting More Value from Your Food

As we celebrate World Environment Day, how you value your food can help shape a sustainable future.