Reports
Browse all publications highlighting ADB's sector or thematic work
Latest Reports
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A Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific: 2018 Edition
This comparative analysis of administrative frameworks, functions, and performance of revenue bodies in 28 Asia–Pacific economies includes developments and trends in tax administration practice and performance. -
Updating and Enhancement of the BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Study
BIMSTEC aims to create an environment for rapid economic development through identification and implementation of specific cooperation projects in infrastructure and transportation. -
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Development Effectiveness Brief (Lao Translation)
ADB continues to partner with the Lao PDR as it seeks to graduate from Least Developed Country status by 2020. This publication details ADB’s operations across major sectors, and explores gains and challenges. -
Asian Development Outlook 2018 Supplement: The Outlook Remains Stable
Developing Asia is seen to maintain growth projections at 6.0% for 2018 and 5.9% for 2019. However rise in protectionist trade measures from other countries poses a clear downside risk to the region’s outlook. -
Pacific Economic Monitor - July 2018
This issue highlights the economic prospects of the Pacific developing member countries (Pacific DMCs) and stresses the importance of improving the quality and access to basic and sustainable utilities in the Pacific DMCs. -
Inclusive Business Market Scoping Study in the People’s Republic of China
This market scoping study for inclusive business in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and companies from the PRC operating abroad was commissioned by ADB in July 2016. -
Inclusive Business Financing: Where Commercial Opportunity and Sustainability Converge
Inclusive businesses will help the poor to engage more fully in economic activity, thus, the need to provide them access to innovative modes of financing. -
Inclusive Business in the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation
This report illustrates the current state of inclusive business models in the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies. -
Asia Bond Monitor – June 2018
Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond market registered marginal growth of 1.1% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2018 to reach a size of USD12.8 trillion at the end of March. -
Embracing the E-commerce Revolution in Asia and the Pacific
E-commerce revolution in Asia and Pacific presents vast economic potential. Asia is the fastest-growing region in the global e-commerce marketplace, with the largest share of the world’s business-to-consumer e-commerce market.