News and Views
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Tale of Two Cities: 5 Easy Ways to Encourage Healthier Lifestyles
Obesity is a serious and growing threat to the prosperity of Asia, costing the region US$166 billion annually. ADBI has five easy things governments can do to beat obesity and promote healthier living among citizens. Let’s Get Moving Now! -
Gimme Shelter: Affordable Houses for All
Helping people out of poverty means finding them decent and affordable housing. See graphic, simple ways to improve government policies to help home buyers and renters and also avoid housing bubbles. -
Three Little Shops: Tornadoes, Sharks, and Fin(tech)
An entertaining parable showing how a determined trio of small shopkeepers struggle through natural disasters and unscrupulous moneylenders in their quest to find financing for their growing businesses. -
Let's Turn on the Lights
Community-based initiatives for cleaner and cheaper electricity are turning on to hometown investment trusts. Small contributions from villagers are matched with crowdfunding and ADB’s Green Finance Catalyzing Facility. -
Cheaper, Faster, Better Meds
Three smart things countries can do to keep the import of life-saving medicines and vaccines free from delays, unnecessary tariffs, and high costs--watch the second video in ADBI's new animated series. -
Remittances and Financial Inclusion
Eliki Bolitawa (Alliance for Financial Inclusion) explains the relationship between remittances, financial inclusion, and development. Download the book. -
Making Migrant Recruitment Fairer
Jonathan Chaloff (OECD) discusses unfair practices in recruiting international migrant workers and how these can be addressed. Download the book. -
Making Remittances Cheaper and More Accessible
Pia Roman-Tayag (Central Bank of the Philippines) shares 3 innovative initiatives to make remittances cheaper and more accessible all over the Philippines. Download the book. -
Challenges for Global IT Workers
Mark Buchanan (Fragomen Global) talks about challenges posed by tighter immigration rules for increasingly mobile workers in the global information technology sector. Download the book. -
Global Economic Slowdown and the Demand for Migrant Work
Jean-Christophe Dumont (OECD) describes how the global economic slowdown and recovery have affected demand and employment for migrant work all over the world. Download the book.