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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ASEAN Economic Integration through Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Long-Term Challenges
This paper explores the long-term challenges for trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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From the Chiang Mai Initiative to an Asian Monetary Fund
This paper summarizes and evaluates the progress of regional financial cooperation, particularly the ERPD, the CMI and its subsequent multilateralization (CMIM), and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
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New Global Economic Architecture: The Asian Perspective
This book addresses how a regional architecture in Asia can induce a supply of regional public goods that can complement and strengthen the distribution of global public goods in the global economic architecture.
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The Renminbi and Exchange Rate Regimes in East Asia
Kawai and Pontines find that the US dollar continues to be the dominant anchor currency in the region, while the RMB has taken on increasing importance in the currency baskets of many East Asian economies in recent years.
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Is There Really a Renminbi Bloc in Asia?
Despite the rising importance of the RMB, it has not eclipsed the US dollar as the dominant anchor currency in East Asia.
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Regional Financial Regulation in Asia
The paper argues that there is a mediating role for regional-level institutions of financial regulation between national regulators in Asia and global-level institutions such as the IMF.
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Long-term Issues for Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Asia
Identification of long-term issues of fiscal sustainability risk for emerging Asian economies and policy recommendations for reducing these risks to sustainability.
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Banking Crises and "Japanization": Origins and Implications
Examination of the dimensions of 'Japanization'-including low trend growth, debt deleveraging, deflation, and massive increases in government debt - and an analysis of their possible causes.
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Central Banking for Financial Stability in Asia
Review of the recent literature on systemic financial risk and a 'macroprudential' approach to surveillance and regulation including relevant lessons for central banks, especially those in Asia's emerging economies.
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Japan's Post-Triple-Disaster Growth Strategy
Assessment of the scope of the challenges resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake and suggestions for a long-term strategy for overcoming them and putting the Japanese economy on a stable growth path.
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Redefining Strategic Routes to Financial Resilience in ASEAN+3
This book explores how regional financial cooperation could support greater financial resilience in ASEAN+3 amid rapid economic and financial development and technological change.
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Managing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Perspectives, Policies, and Practices from Asia
The book assesses the low-carbon and green policies and practices taken by developed Asian countries, identifies gaps, and examines new opportunities for low-carbon green growth.
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Asian Development Review: Volume 32, Number 2
This issue tackles the behavior of investment and output dynamics in explaining growth cycles in India, the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia, and the rate of return to formal education in Thailand, among other topics.
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Rebalancing for Sustainable Growth: Asia’s Postcrisis Challenge
This book describes the challenges facing Asian economies in the post-global financial crisis environment and identifies structural issues and policies that can help guide Asian policymakers in the coming years.
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Monetary and Financial Cooperation in East Asia: The State of Affairs after the Global and European Crises
This book presents contributions by scholars from different countries and provide evaluations of the global and eurozone crises and of their relevance for East Asian integration.
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Asian Development Review: Volume 32, Number 1
What are the economic, social and policy issues confronting the People's Republic of China as it moves towards a lower but more sustainable and inclusive growth path?
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Asian Development Review: Volume 31, Number 2
This issue covers the trade implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Asian countries, global production sharing and wage premiums in Thai manufacturing, and the trade-off between development and security spending in Afghanistan.
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Asian Development Review: Volume 31, Number 1
This issue includes an analysis of poverty in India, the effects of foreign investment in Viet Nam, and price differences and inequality in the housing market of the People's Republic of China, among others.
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Asian Development Review - Volume 30, Number 2
This issue covers topics on state employment and human capital investments in Viet Nam, foreign firms and indigenous technology in the People's Republic of China, rural household assets and income shocks in Pakistan, among others.
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Asian Development Review: Volume 30, Number 1
This revamped issue of the Asian Development Review covers the link between globalization and economic development, the relocation of low-skill manufacturing jobs, overseas direct investment flows, and economic policy reforms.