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.
Peter J. Morgan
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Family Business during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia: Role of Government Financial Aid and Coping Strategies
Government financial aid is associated with a lower probability of a decline in family business income and a higher probability of adopting coping strategies.
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Benchmarking Adoption of E-commerce across the G20 Members
Emerging market economies are severely affected by inadequate infrastructure, digital illiteracy, and low use of digital payments by enterprises.
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Digital Financial Inclusion and Literacy from a G20 Perspective
G20 countries need to develop more differentiated policies that will reduce the gaps in digital financial inclusion and digital financial literacy.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Households’ Business, Employment and School Education: Evidence from Household Survey in CAREC Countries
The COVID-19 crisis has severely affected employment and education in member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation.
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Blue Economy and Blue Finance: Toward Sustainable Development and Ocean Governance
Billions of people in Asia and the Pacific depend on healthy oceans for their livelihoods, food security, health, and recreation.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in ASEAN Countries and Their Implications for Human Capital Development: Medium-Run Impacts and the Role of Government Support
The outbreak of the COVID -19 virus and the resulting drop in demand are having a severe impact on Asian economies and, by extension, Asian households.
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The People's Republic of China's Digital Yuan: Its Environment, Design, and Implications
The digital yuan, a digital currency being developed by the People's Bank of China, could contribute to financial inclusion and financial stability in the People's Republic of China.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in CAREC Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the income of all households, regardless of their economic status.
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Productivity and Employment in APAC Economies: A Comparison with the EU Using Firm-Level Information
The size of employment tends to have a greater impact on productivity in Asia and Pacific countries, while labor skills have greater emphasis in the European Union.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in ASEAN Countries and Their Implications for Human Capital Development
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the resulting falls in demand due both to uncertainty and policy interventions are having a severe impact on Asian economies and hence on Asian households.
Editor
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COVID-19 Impacts and Policy Options: An Asian Perspective
COVID-19 economic recovery can be advanced by greater efforts to boost longer-term resilience and sustainability in Asia and the Pacific.
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Leveraging SME Finance through Value Chains in CAREC Landlocked Countries
SMEs in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation countries can contribute to economic development by helping to diversify the production base, create employment opportunities, alleviate poverty, and increase regional food security.
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Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment: Opportunities and Risks for Asia
Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment has been growing steadily around the world, and investors are increasingly integrating ESG factors into their investment decisions.
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Central Bank Digital Currency and Fintech in Asia
The development of financial technology has already radically altered the landscape of the financial system in Asia and promises to have an even greater impact in coming years.
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Financial Inclusion, Regulation, Literacy, and Education in Central Asia and South Caucasus
This book surveys the experiences of countries in Central Asia and South Caucasus to assess factors affecting the ability of low-income households and small firms to access financial services.
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Demystifying Rising Inequality in Asia
Rising income inequality is a key challenge for policy makers in developing Asia.
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Routledge Handbook of Banking and Finance in Asia
This handbook brings together leading scholars, policy makers, and practitioners to provide a comprehensive and cutting-edge guide to Asia’s financial institutions, markets, and systems.
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Avoiding the Middle-Income Trap in Asia: The Role of Trade, Manufacturing, and Finance
Growth in high-income countries differs qualitatively from that of middle-income countries, and hence requires different factor endowments, industrial structures, and policies.
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Global Shocks and the New Global and Regional Financial Architecture: Asian Perspectives
This book addresses how Asia’s regional financial architecture can be strengthened and meshed with those of the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board to effectively deal with economic and financial shocks.
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Slowdown in the People’s Republic of China: Structural Factors and the Implications for Asia
This book analyzes the causes of the recent slowdown in the PRC and assesses the growth potential of the PRC economy, the conditions under which that potential growth could be realized, and the implications for other Asian economies.