ADBI Policy Briefs
ADBI Policy Briefs are based on events organized or co-organized by ADBI. The series is designed to provide concise, nontechnical accounts of policy issues of topical interest, with a view to facilitating informed debate.
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Institutional Mechanisms for Sustainable Sanitation: Learning from Successful Case Studies
Policy makers should focus on improving access to safely managed wastewater management services. -
How Do We Prevent a Food Crisis in the Midst of Climate Change?
Intergovernmental food aid organizations are key to addressing climate-change-induced food crises. -
Building Food Security in Asia through International Agreements on Rice Reserves
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should increase the speed of negotiation for, coordination of, and responses to emergency food aid releases to enhance food security in Asia. -
Fair Taxation in the Digital Economy
The spread of the digital economy creates challenges for international taxation as well as domestic tax revenue mobilization. -
Efficient Management of State-Owned Enterprises: Challenges and Opportunities
State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) remain a critical source of employment, public service provision, and socioeconomic development in most developing Asian countries. -
Introducing the Tax-Kicker Bond: Budget-Neutral Financing of Private Infrastructure by Back-End Participation in Future Tax Revenue Growth
This brief for practitioners shows how to attract private investors to infrastructure. We propose a new form of retail debt security instrument with a model term sheet. -
Public Financing of Infrastructure in Asia: In Search of New Solutions
Emerging Asian countries must pursue tax reforms, use spillover effects from infrastructure to encourage private investment, and find a good balance between public and private financing to meet its infrastructure needs. -
Promoting Disaster Risk Financing in Asia and the Pacific
Challenges to disaster risk financing can be overcome through public-private partnerships and state-sponsored disaster insurance schemes. -
Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age
Key issues and policy suggestions for promoting financial inclusion are discussed in this new policy brief. -
Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in the Pacific Island Countries
Pacific island countries need to invest in niche markets, upgrade their transport infrastructure, and improve access to trade to foster sustainable economic growth.