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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Toward Better Fiscal Governance in Asia and the Pacific
Public finance plays an important role in the social and economic development of developed and emerging countries. -
Revisiting the Public–Private Partnership for Rapid Progress on the Sanitation-Related Sustainable Development Goals
Providing safely managed sanitation services for all requires extending the partnership between the public and private sectors. -
Crowdfunding with Music Securities: A New Approach to Impact Investing
Impact investing activity in Asia has grown quickly, but it will be a challenge to maintain the pace of scaling due to the complex and widely heterogeneous landscape of the region. -
Achieving Sustainable Sanitation in Asia
Development finance has largely been directed towards centralized systems of wastewater management, which has resulted in large populations being excluded from proper wastewater collection and treatment services. -
Closing the Gender Gap in Financial Inclusion through Fintech
While the percentage of women owning an account in Asia and the Pacific increased from 2014 to 2017, the gender gap persists. -
Building Development Capacities in Asia and the Pacific: Good Practices and Ways Forward for ADBI’s Capacity Building Programs
Since its establishment in 1997, the Asian Development Bank Institute has led innovative research and capacity building in the Asia and Pacific region. -
The Dynamics of Urbanization, Housing, and Land Provision in the Pacific Island Countries
Asia has undergone tremendous urbanization and infrastructure growth in the past decade, with almost half of the population now residing in urban areas. -
Toward Gender-Focused Governance Reform in Asia
Closing the gender gap in the global labor force could result in significant economic gains. -
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.