Asian Development Outlook

The Asian Development Outlook, popularly known as the ADO, is a series of annual economic reports on the developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank. The ADO provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic and development issues for the DMCs of ADB.

The ADO features an assessment of economic trends and prospects for the world and for the developing economies of Asia and the Pacific, economic profiles, economic management issues, development policy concerns, and economic projections, for the DMCs of ADB, and a theme chapter covering important issues confronting the region.

Title Date
Asian Development Outlook 2006: Routes for Asia's Trades April 2006
Asian Development Outlook 2005 Update October 2005
Asian Development Outlook 2005: Promoting Competition for Long-term Development April 2005
Asian Development Outlook 2004 Update October 2004
Asian Development Outlook 2004: Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Asia April 2004
Asian Development Outlook 2003: Competitiveness in Developing Asia April 2003
Asian Development Outlook 2002 Update September 2002
Asian Development Outlook 2002: Preferential Trade Agreements in Asia and the Pacific April 2002
Asian Development Outlook 2001 Update November 2001
Asian Development Outlook 2001: Asia's Globalization Challenge April 2001
Asian Development Outlook 2000 Update September 2000
Asian Development Outlook 2000: The Social Challenge in Asia April 2000
Asian Development Outlook 1999: Economic Openness - Growth and Recovery in Asia April 1999
Asian Development Outlook 1998: Population and Human Resources April 1998
Asian Development Outlook 1996 and 1997: Regional Cooperation in Asia April 1997