Publications
In the Spotlight
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ADB Annual Report 2018
ADB’s 2018 Annual Report focuses on the adoption of a new corporate strategy and highlights the transition in progress across all aspects of its operations and organization to meet the needs of its developing members.
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Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019: Strengthening Disaster Resilience
ADB’s annual macroeconomic forecast predicts growth in developing Asia will remain robust but will moderate in 2019 and 2020. The report’s theme chapter discusses how to invest in development through disaster resilience. Explore the ADO2019 highlights briefing, interactive charts and other resources.
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Asia Bond Monitor – March 2019
Investor sentiment toward emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets has improved but there are persistent concerns about financial stability in the region, including ongoing trade conflicts, according to ADB’s latest Asia Bond Monitor.
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Policies to Support the Development of Indonesia’s Manufacturing Sector during 2020–2024
This joint ADB–BAPPENAS report analyzes how Indonesia’s manufacturing sector could diversify and upgrade during the 2020–2024 period and beyond. Read news release
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
Recently Published
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Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are electronic payment systems that permit transactions to be made under pseudo-anonymity and without middlemen.
Bursting the Bitcoin Bubble: Assessing the Fundamental Value and Social Costs of Bitcoin -
This edition covers intergenerational mobility of families in slums of Jakarta, exports and imports of Thailand, and the effects of foreign direct investment on the productivity of 15 emerging market economies, among others.
Asian Development Review: Volume 36, Number 1 -
This study explores prospects for inclusive growth in the Central Asia and the South Caucasus region and highlights the central role played by the creation of good jobs.
Good Jobs for Inclusive Growth in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Regional Report -
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) intends to issue its notes and bonds (Securities) from time to time with maturities and on terms determined by market conditions at the time of sale. ADB may sell the Securities to dealers or underwriters who may resell... -
This publication identifies how Sri Lanka can address nontariff barriers in the area of sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade.
Potential Exports and Nontariff Barriers to Trade: Sri Lanka National Study -
Established in 1966, ADB has committed $275.82 billion in loans to the vision of an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. The United Kingdom is a founding member of ADB.
Asian Development Bank and the United Kingdom: Fact Sheet