Emerging East Asia Bond Market Healthy Despite Trade Conflict Concerns
Investor sentiment toward emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets has improved but there are persistent concerns about financial stability in the region, including ongoing trade conflicts, according to ADB’s latest Asia Bond Monitor.
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The war against wildlife is a war against ourselves
It’s time to re-examine the actions we take to exterminate the wild animals and plants we need to survive, and start using stronger measures to protect them.
Promoting Regional Tourism Cooperation under CAREC 2030: A Scoping Study
This study seeks to assess the potential of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program as a platform to promote a regional approach to tourism development.
In the Spotlight: Gender and Development
ADB reaffirms its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment as it celebrates gender month. Through its project work regionally, ADB has been promoting gender equality in higher education; technical and vocational training; access to finance and jobs; and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Police and Community Partnership in Nepal Tackling Violence Against Women
In Nepal, the police established the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) network in 20 districts across the country in coordination with civil society organizations and with support from ADB. The network helps women feel more comfortable reporting gender-based crime and domestic violence.
Why investing in women and girls will take off in 2019
International financial institutions are increasingly recognizing the immense potential of gender lens impact investing.
Banking the Unbanked Rural Women of Papua New Guinea
Rural women in Papua New Guinea are gaining financial independence with help from ADB's Microfinance Expansion Project.
In the Spotlight: Gender and Development
ADB reaffirms its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment as it celebrates gender month. Through its project work regionally, ADB has been promoting gender equality in higher education; technical and vocational training; access to finance and jobs; and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Communication Strategies to Enforce Gender Equality Legislation in Mongolia
Evidence-based and targeted communication is key to raising awareness of gender equality issues.
ADB Women Balancing Professional and Personal Lives
Shaista Hussain, like many other women working at ADB, balances the professional and personal as she contributes to the bank’s development mission. Find out how she makes things work.
Gender Equality and ADB
Gender equality is not just an issue for women. ADB staff show how they are acting to promote gender equality in the workplace.
In the Spotlight: Gender and Development
ADB reaffirms its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment as it celebrates gender month. Through its project work regionally, ADB has been promoting gender equality in higher education; technical and vocational training; access to finance and jobs; and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific: Baseline and Pathways for Transformative Change by 2030
This publication provides the first Sustainable Development Goal assessment of the situation of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific based on data from official sources.
Measuring Asset Ownership and Entrepreneurship from a Gender Perspective: Methodology and Results of Pilot Surveys in Georgia, Mongolia, and the Philippines
Data on women’s ownership of assets are sparse, with no comparable data on individual-level asset ownership. This limits understanding on intra-household dynamics of asset ownership, rights, and preferences from a gender perspective.
Women’s Asset Ownership: Evidence from Georgia; Mongolia; and Cavite, Philippines
This publication provides insights to help develop methodological guidelines on collecting sex-disaggregated data about asset ownership.
In the Spotlight: Gender and Development
ADB reaffirms its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment as it celebrates gender month. Through its project work regionally, ADB has been promoting gender equality in higher education; technical and vocational training; access to finance and jobs; and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Solar Energy Training Brightens Up Employment Opportunities for Pakistan’s Women
In Multan, Pakistan, a group of women are receiving training as solar panel technicians. This initiative is providing them with new income opportunities and raising their status in society.
Women Entrepreneurs Are Agents of Growth in Armenia's SME Sector
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises play a critical role in the empowerment and economic freedom of women in Armenia, who are increasingly becoming agents of growth for the country's economy.
South Sumatra's Geothermal Power Project Supports Rural Women's Livelihood
A geothermal power project in South Sumatra is expected to generate more than 90MW of electricity, which will power up to 130,000 homes. The project also supports livelihood improvement of locals, especially rural women.
In the Spotlight: Gender and Development
ADB reaffirms its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment as it celebrates gender month. Through its project work regionally, ADB has been promoting gender equality in higher education; technical and vocational training; access to finance and jobs; and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Kazakhstan Country Gender Assessment
This publication develops a strategic focus for integrating gender concerns into programs and operations of the Asian Development Bank in Kazakhstan.
Georgia: Country Gender Assessment
This publication provides a gender analysis of socioeconomic areas and issues in Georgia and for the Asian Development Bank’s operations in Georgia.
Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment: Update
This publication contains a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan.
ADB in the Capital Markets
A leading triple-A borrower in the international markets, ADB raises funds regularly through bond issues in international and domestic capital markets, reflecting strong credit fundamentals and conservative financial policies.
Investor Presentation
The ADB Investor Presentation provides an overview of the Asian Development Bank, its operations, and other information relevant to prospective investors.
ADB Green Bonds Newsletter and Impact Report 2017
ADB green bonds support mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to consequences of climate change, while delivering environmentally sustainable growth.
Private Sector Financing
Private investment is key to Asia’s prosperity. ADB works with private sector clients to empower communities in many ways—like building the infrastructure they need, boosting farmer incomes, and delivering clean energy supplies.
Realizing the Potential of Public–Private Partnerships to Advance Asia’s Infrastructure Development
This publication shows how public–private partnerships (PPPs) can be effective to meet Asia’s growing infrastructure needs.
New Airport Terminal Puts Philippine City of Cebu on the International Tourism Map
A new terminal building in the Cebu-Mactan airport, is helping the city of Cebu in the Philippines position itself as a domestic and international tourism hub.
In the News
- ADB Supports 275 MW Power Plant to Boost Energy Access in Sumatra, Indonesia
- ADB to Invest $50 Million in Avaada Energy Private Limited to Expand Renewable Energy Capacity in India
- ADB Supports Private Sector Solar Power Development in Mongolia
- ADB Signs Second Loan with PRAN for Inclusive Agribusiness in Bangladesh
Together We Deliver
Through 10 stories, a look at successful and innovative partnerships between ADB and its developing member countries.
Samoa: Rebounding Together from Dual Crises
Samoa was hit by a devastating tsunami at the same time as it was suffering from the effects of the global financial crisis. The country’s partnership with ADB was a critical factor in recovering from the twin disasters.
Uzbekistan: Helping Women One Small Loan at a Time
In Uzbekistan, a project that lends money to small businesses, with a focus on helping women entrepreneurs, is having a broad societal impact.
Viet Nam: A Dream Fulfilled in the Remote Mountains
A partnership between Viet Nam and ADB is helping the country’s poorest children get into school and stay until graduation.
Together We Deliver
Through 10 stories, a look at successful and innovative partnerships between ADB and its developing member countries.
Bangladesh: Throwing a Lifeline to Small Businesses
A partnership between Bangladesh and ADB provided loans to rural and women-owned businesses that struggled to access the credit needed to expand their operations.
India: Harvesting the Results of a Reliable Power Supply in Madhya Pradesh
In central India, ADB and the government partnered to bring an innovative solution to the long-standing problem of an unreliable power supply.
Together We Deliver
Through 10 stories, a look at successful and innovative partnerships between ADB and its developing member countries.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Improving Lives and Saving Forests
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a community is creating new products without damaging the environment, empowering women in the process.
Mongolia: The Road to Prosperity
In what was once an isolated province in western Mongolia, a road project that links the country to the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation is changing lives for the better.
Together We Deliver
Through 10 stories, a look at successful and innovative partnerships between ADB and its developing member countries.
Pakistan: Responding to Disaster with Partnership
When an unprecedented disaster struck Pakistan, ADB joined with other partners to provide lasting solutions.
People's Republic of China: Cleaner Urban Transport for Clearer Skies
In the People’s Republic of China, cities are using innovative financing to modernize their public transport systems, clean the air, and decongest roads.
People’s Republic of China: Building Roads that Help Small Towns in Yunnan Province
A project in Yunnan Province helped bring the People’s Republic of China closer to its neighbors and drive local development.
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