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ADBI Video | 21 October 2021
Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor
Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor examines physical infrastructure development in the region and its implications for trade and economic opportunities.
Op-Ed / Opinion | 20 October 2021
The PRC’s recovery is losing steam, and this is a bad sign for Brazil - Matteo Lanzafame and Reginaldo Nogueira
The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) rapid recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shock has helped the Brazilian economy.
News from Country Offices | 15 October 2021
Partnerships Vital to Greening of Growth in PRC, Says ADB Publication
Success in pursuing initiatives for greening of development in the People’s Republic of China rests largely on partnerships with various stakeholders, according to a new book launched today by the Asian Development Bank.

Books | 21 October 2021
Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor
Spanning from the People’s Republic of China through Central Asian countries along the Caspian Sea to Europe, the Trans-Caspian Corridor is an increasingly important channel for transportation and cross-border trade.

Support for the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Under its Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) Framework, ADB will provide around $2 billion over 2018-2020 to support integrated economic and environmental development in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River. As one of the PRC's three economic growth areas, the YREB is key to helping the PRC achieve its goals of inclusive and sustainable growth and xiao kang, or a moderately prosperous society.

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Support for the Yangtze River Economic Belt

ADB's Yangtze River Economic Belt Framework makes targeted, integrated, and high impact investments in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the People's Republic of China. The framework targets ecological restoration and green development in this crucial part of the PRC.

Lending Projects

Non-lending Projects

Integrating Flood and Environmental Risk Management: Principles and Practices

Eco-Compensation for Watershed Services in the People's Republic of China

Toward a National Eco-Compensation Regulation in the People's Republic of China

Payments for Ecological Services and Eco-Compensation: Practices and Innovations in the People's Republic of China

Data: People's Republic of China ADB and the PRC: Fact Sheet

Economic Forecast

GDP forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Poverty in the People's Republic of China

Development indicators for the People's Republic of China, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Results of ADB-Supported Operations

Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.

Projects Cofinanced

Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects. Additional funds are provided in the form of official loans and grants, technical assistance, other concessional financing, and commercial cofinancing such as B loans, risk transfer arrangements, parallel loans and equity, guarantee cofinancing, and cofinancing for transactions under ADB’s Trade Finance Program.

People's Republic of China: Cofinancing

Project Performance, 2000-2018

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ADB Projects in the People's Republic of China

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Project Results

Project Result / Case Study | 20 July 2021
Inland waterways offer sustainable transport for the People's Republic of China’s Hunan Province
To enhance inland water transport in People's Republic of China’s Hunan Province, ADB helped finance the construction of a navigation–cum–hydropower complex, an inland port, and landing stations in remote rural areas.
Project Result / Case Study | 1 June 2020
Enabling nature-positive growth in the People's Republic of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt and beyond
In the People’s Republic of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt, a new programmatic approach has been adopted to achieve water security and green development, and increased resilience of the environment and people.
Project Result / Case Study | 8 November 2018
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.