Transferring Cash to Break the Cycle of Poverty

Cash transfers are not a magic bullet, but they are an effective means of directly assisting the poorest and most vulnerable members of a society. Read More

Asia's Public Services Failing Needy, New Approaches Required - Study

Public services in developing Asia’s are frequently failing to reach the needy, says a new ADB study which recommends improvements to avoid a further widening of the region’s already sharp divide between rich and poor. Read More

Transforming Beyond 'Factory Asia' Key to Keeping Economies Strong

Developing Asia must invest in skills, technologies, and the private sector to move beyond low-cost manufacturing and ensure strong economic growth. Read More

Building a Strong Middle Class in Asia

Investing in training and practical education will stimulate and diversify the job market in Asia - moving the poor into middle class. Watch Video

Poverty Reduction: Promoting Inclusive Pro-Poor Growth

Remarkable economic and social gains in Asia and the Pacific over the last few decades lifted millions from poverty but too many have been left behind. The region remains home to two-thirds of the world's poor, their ranks further deepened by loss of employment and reduced incomes from the 2008 global financial crisis.

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Facts and Figures

1.7 billion
people in Asia and the Pacific live on less than US$2 a day

42.9%
of the Asia-Pacific population does not have access to improved sanitation facilities

What's New

Speech | 4 May 2013
Opening Address by the Chair of the ADB Board of Governors and Governor for India at the 46th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors

News | 4 May 2013
Asia Prosperity Requires More Innovation, Inclusion, Integration - ADB President

Speech | 3 May 2013
India Day: "India - Next Wave of Inclusive Growth"

Speech | 2 May 2013
Welcome address at the "Seminar on Innovation for Inclusion"

News | 30 Apr 2013
Development Asia Magazine Probes Region's Rising Inequality

Publications

May 2013
Basic Statistics 2013

May 2013
The Service Sector in Lower-Income Asian Economies

May 2013
e-Quarterly Research Bulletin - Volume 4, Number 1

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