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Asian Development Outlook 2018 Update: Maintaining Stability Amid Heightened Uncertainty
While the region is expected to meet the Asian Development Outlook 2018 forecast of 6.0% growth in 2018, the projection for 2019 has been trimmed by 0.1 percentage points to 5.8%.
Downside risks to the outlook are intensifying. Any escalation of the trade conflict could disrupt cross-border production links.
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Strategy 2030: Achieving a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific
Our new long-term corporate strategy—Strategy 2030—sets the course for ADB’s efforts to respond effectively to the Asia and Pacific region’s changing needs. Read more
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Data and Statistics on Asia and the Pacific
Explore the latest statistics on economic, financial, social, environmental, and Sustainable Development Goal indicators for 48 economies in Asia and the Pacific. Download Key Indicators 2018
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ADB Annual Report 2017
The 2017 Annual Report is a clear, comprehensive and detailed record of ADB’s operations, activities and financial results over the year.
The report provides a complete picture of ADB’s performance in the reporting year through the use of infographics and compelling stories of development from across Asia and the Pacific. It also includes ADB’s complete financial statements, and operational data in PDF and Excel formats.
Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific: 50 Years of the Asian Development Bank
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This book is a history of the Asian Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established 50 years ago to serve Asia and the Pacific. It focuses on the region’s economic development, the evolution of the international development agenda, and the story of ADB itself. View this Publication
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This brief explores how greater regional cooperation and integration within the ASEAN Economic Community can guard against the effects of global trade uncertainty.
Building Complementarity and Resilience in ASEAN amid Global Trade Uncertainty -
The government service sector accounts for the largest share of labor income in many countries.
Sectoral Labor Income Share Dynamics: Cross-Country Evidence from a Novel Data Set -
This paper analyzes the fiscal challenges faced by Mongolia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste in meeting the social protection-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Fiscal Challenges to Financing Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: A Case of Three Countries -
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Asia Foundation prepared this report as a guide to support women’s entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific.
Emerging Lessons on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific: Case Studies from the Asian Development Bank and The Asia Foundation -
This working paper explores the association between economic growth and systemic financial risk, using elements of private credit growth to measure the latter.
Skewed Credit and Growth Dynamics after the Global Financial Crisis -
This paper analyzes the public–private partnership (PPP) systems in the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Public–Private Partnership Systems in the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Indonesia