ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
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Critical Issues for Fiscal Reform in the People’s Republic of China Part 1: Revenue and Expenditure Management
This paper examines revenue and expenditure management in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and recommends ways to cut risk and strengthen the resilience of the fiscal system.
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Fostering Quality, Green Development in the People’s Republic of China through Public–Private Partnerships and Thematic Financing
This brief discusses how the People's Republic of China (PRC) can harness public–private partnerships and thematic finance to help achieve its ambitious plans for high-quality, green development.
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From Pandemic to Greater Resilience: Enhancing Disaster Risk Financing in the People’s Republic of China
This paper explores innovative solutions to help manage economic and financial risks arising from disasters in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It suggests strategies that blend the use of reserves and contingent financing instruments.
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Banks and Corporate Debt Market Development
This paper is interested in exploring the relationship between banking sector structure and corporate bond market development—whether a highly concentrated banking sector impedes bond market development.
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The Primacy of Reforms in the Emergence of People's Republic of China and India
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has achieved impressive economic growth over the past two decades. In recent years, India has also shown promising signs of economic acceleration. Despite this, both countries still remain poor. A critical question that continues to face them is whether they can sustain strong economic growth. This brief aims to shed light on this question by comparing and contrasting their economic performance and policies.
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A Note on Dual/Multiple Exchange Rates
Exchange rates measure the relative prices of different currencies. Usually each country has one official exchange rate regime. Occasionally, however, countries implement dual or multiple exchange rate regimes (DMERs). Currently, five of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) developing member countries (DMC) have DMERs in place. DMERs have significant economic implications. In particular, DMERs have largely failed to deliver the beneficial outcomes intended by policymakers and caused various detrimental effects in developing countries.
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Changing Bank Lending Behavior and Corporate Financing in Asia: Some Research Issues
This study identifies bank lending and corporate finance issues: reasons for bank lending changes, substitutes for bank lending, implications for firms, implications for banks, and implications for the financial and corporate structures.
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アジア開発銀行 経済調査局(ERD) 政策ブリーフ・レポート（シリーズ15） SARS（重症急性呼吸器症候群＝新型肺炎:経済的影響予測
This brief assesses the economic impact of SARS in a number of East and Southeast Asian economies and explores short-term economic impact of SARS as well as channels through which the Impact of SARS is felt.
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SARS: Economic Impacts and Implications
This brief assesses the economic impact of SARS in a number of East and Southeast Asian economies and explores short-term economic impact of SARS as well as channels through which the Impact of SARS is felt.
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Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Asia: Trends, Effects, and Likely Issues for the Forthcoming WTO Negotiations
This paper reviews recent developments in foreign direct investment flows and their impacts in developing Asia, and the importance of the policy context in which those flows occur.
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ADB-Supported Fund to Spur Private Climate Investments in Shandong, PRC
ADB has approved a €88.73 million ($100 million) loan to help establish the SGDF and attract private, institutional, and commercial financing for climate mitigation and adaptation projects in Shandong Province in the PRC.
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亚行支持的基金推动中国山东私营部门气候投资
亚洲开发银行（亚行）已批准一项8,873万欧元（1亿美元）的贷款，用于帮助成立山东省绿色发展基金，为中华人民共和国（中国）山东省的气候变化减缓和适应项目吸引私营部门、机构和商业融资。
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3,200 People Graduate from Financial Literacy Course Supported by ADB, Australia, and PNG
More than 3,200 people graduated today from a financial education training program conducted under the Microfinance Expansion Project, a project supported by ADB and the governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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New ADB Australia RD Focused On Development Effectiveness
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Emma Xiaoqin Fan, who assumed office today as the new Regional Director of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO) in Sydney, Australia, said she values the opportunity to enhance development effectiveness in the Pacific and to strengthen aid coordination in her new role.