Features

26 Aug 2013

Fiji's Ports Open to a Wider World: Report Card

Upgrading Fiji's Suva and Lautoka ports helped the Pacific country meet growing cargo traffic and make its economy more competitive.
9 Aug 2013

Preparing Viet Nam's Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow: Report Card

ADB helped Viet Nam improve its vocational and technical education system to meet the growing demand for skilled industry workers in the country.
26 Jul 2013

Kali Gandaki “A” Hydroelectric Project: Report Card

ADB helped Nepal increase its capacity to produce clean energy, and faced some challenges along the way.
27 Jun 2013

Casting a Wider Social Safety Net

A landmark conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines makes a strong case for launching similar schemes elsewhere in Asia and the Pacific.
11 Apr 2013

Reaping Larger Shares of the Crops for the Rural Poor

Agricultural value chains that involve smallholder farmers have the potential to become an important tool in the fight against rural poverty in Asia and the Pacific.
8 May 2012

Best to Connect

Asia has been very successful in reducing the rate of poverty yet nearly 1.8 billion people in the region still live on less than $2 a day. The effectiveness of development spending is more important than ever before.
1 Dec 2010

Ahead of the Curve: Putting Knowledge Solutions to Work

In the hands of the right people and applied at the right time, knowledge can stimulate action and propel development. Strategy 2020, the Asian Development Bank's long-term strategic framework, recognizes this and underlines knowledge solutions as a driver of change in this decade.
16 Nov 2010

Homegrown Career Opportunities

Expanded vocational training fills a yawning gap in indigenous skills, so that vulnerable people can earn the expertise to keep pace with Bhutan's fast-growing economy.
30 Jul 2010

Paving the Way to Prosperity

Road improvements in Bhutan have made life better for truck drivers, shopkeepers, farmers, and many others.
3 May 2010

A Natural Choice

India is doubling production of natural gas in Gujarat to provide a cleaner and cheaper fuel to more households, transport services, and industrial enterprises.