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8 May 2013
Publication

The Service Sector in Lower-Income Asian Economies

Economics Working Papers The Growth Potential of the Service Sector In the past 10 years, the service sector has been a significant contributor to overall economic growth in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam. Sector growth has been supported by strong industrial growth in...
5 May 2013
News

Improved South-Southeast Asia Connectivity Key to Boosting Trade, Rebalancing Economy

Improved South-Southeast Asia Connectivity Key to Boosting Trade, Rebalancing Economy Better connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia – through hardware and associated software – can unlock the full benefits of closer economic ties between the two subregions and help...
22 Apr 2013
Institutional Document

ADB Annual Report 2012

In 2012, the Board of Directors continued to oversee the implementation of Strategy 2020—ADB’s paramount (Status as of 31 December 2012) View infographic in higher resolution. strategic framework to guide all its operations to 2020—as it deliberated and took decisions to improve ADB’s responsiveness, development effectiveness, and accountability. ADB’s operations in...
25 Apr 2013
Publication

Asian Development Bank and Bangladesh: Fact Sheet

Country Fact Sheets Updated yearly, this ADB Country Fact Sheet provides social and economic indicators on Bangladesh as well as concise information on ADB's operations in the country and contact information. ADB has worked in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh since 1973. Other major development...
19 Apr 2013
News

ADB Assistance Tops $21.5 Billion in 2012

ADB Assistance Tops $21.5 Billion in 2012 ADB approved $21.57 billion in financing operations including cofinancing last year, according to ADB’s 2012 Annual Report, released ahead of its 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors to be held 2–5 May in Delhi, India...
9 Apr 2013
Publication

Asian Development Outlook 2013: Asia's Energy Challenge

Asian Development Outlook Video : ADB Chief Economist Changyong Rhee discusses the highlights of ADB's Asian Development Outlook 2013 and the forecast for developing Asia. ADB's Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2013 estimates that regional economic growth in the Asia Pacific region will pick...
8 Apr 2013
News

Asia's Future Prosperity Requires Major Change in Energy Use

Asia's Future Prosperity Requires Major Change in Energy Use Asia is moving along a dangerously unsustainable energy path that will result in environmental disaster and a gaping divide in energy access between rich and poor unless the region dramatically changes course, says a...
8 Apr 2013
News

Developing Asia's Growth Steps Up to 6.6% in 2013

Developing Asia's Growth Steps Up to 6.6% in 2013 Rising private consumption and stronger intraregional trade will spur a pickup in growth in developing Asia in 2013 and 2014, as economic activity in the US and Europe remains in the doldrums, ADB says in a major new report...
14 Mar 2013
Publication

Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update - March 2013

Quarterly Economic Updates The Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Updates provide recent economic data about the  economy in Bangladesh . This issue forecasts GDP to be lower in FY2013 than in FY2012. • Agriculture growth is expected to be higher • Electricity and gas shortages, and weak external and domestic...
6 Mar 2013
Publication

Economics of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in South Asia: Options and Costs

South Asia is considered vulnerable to the impacts and consequences of climate change, including sea level rise, melting Himalayan glaciers, and increased frequency of typhoons. Notwithstanding these challenges, sustained and rapid economic growth is necessary for the region to achieve significant poverty reduction, uplift the economic well-being of its people, and increase its resilience to...