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 69 members—49 from the region.
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Reports
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A Review of Digital Creative Industries in Asia: Opportunities and Policies to Foster Growth and Create High-Quality Jobs
Asia’s creative industries are benefiting from rapid digitalization and need countries to plug skills gaps, boost access to financing, and step up data infrastructure to ensure they can create jobs and support socioeconomic growth, this report shows.
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of the Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Project in the Philippines
This report shows how the Philippine’s Malalison Island pilot hybrid solar photovoltaic project generated reliable 24/7 electricity and could be scaled up to other off-grid communities across the archipelago to improve energy equity and increase resilience.
Quality Jobs and the Future of Work in Asia and the Pacific: Impacts of a Triple Transition—Demographic, Digital, and Green
This report shows how overlapping demographic, digital, and green transitions are reshaping jobs in Asia and the Pacific and explores how integrated policies can help harness the growth potential of these three megatrends.
Asian Development Review: Volume 41, Number 2
This edition features five articles analyzing the forces that have driven Asia and the Pacific’s structural transformation in recent decades.
Echoes of Success: Case Studies in the Replication of Asian Development Bank Projects in the People's Republic of China
This publication looks at five projects in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to illustrate how effective solutions to environmental and social problems can be applied in different contexts.
Asia Bond Monitor – September 2024
This edition shows that financial conditions in emerging East Asia have improved since July, leading to declining bond yields, amid moderating inflation and expected interest rate cuts both in advanced economies and the region.
Indonesia Longitudinal Aging Survey 2023
This report provides a summary of findings and key data from Indonesia’s first longitudinal aging survey and aims to inform healthcare and social security reforms in country.
Driving Energy-Efficient and Low-Carbon Investments for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises through the Finance Sector
This report presents a comprehensive review of the investment landscape in energy efficiency and climate-smart infrastructure (CSI) technologies in India.
Public–Private Partnership Monitor: India
This report assesses trends and developments in India’s public–private partnerships (PPP) landscape as the fast-growing economy seeks to build an estimated $1.4 trillion in infrastructure to support sustainable economic growth.
Preparing Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development: Maldives’ Experience in Deploying Advanced Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
This report shows how Maldives can switch to hybrid renewable mini-grid energy systems to reduce its heavy dependency on imported fossil fuel, slice emissions, and support sustainable and inclusive growth.