This guidebook identifies tools and resources that can help generate poverty statistics using satellite imagery, geospatial data, and machine-learning…

Basic Statistics 2021 presents data for 46 economies in Asia and the Pacific on development indicators tracking progress toward the Sustainable…

In November 2020, the fully amended Framework Act on International Development Cooperation came into force. Since its first enactment in 2010, the…

Portugal has provided $520.23 million in capital subscription to ADB as of 31 December 2020. It has also contributed and committed $96.08 million to…

Belgium has provided $520.23 million in capital subscription to ADB as of 31 December 2020. It has also contributed and committed $268.68 million to…

Tonga is a small island economy with the challenges of geographic isolation, limited human and financial resources, a small domestic market, and high…

Solomon Islands covers about 28,000 square kilometers of Melanesia in the South Pacific, with around 75% of the population living in villages of just a…

Bhutan is one of the fastest-growing economies in South Asia and has more than halved its poverty rate since 2007. However, the challenge remains for…

Thailand’s economic progress has centered largely around international trade and tourism. As such, the country’s economy has been severely impacted by…

Kazakhstan became a member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1994, shortly after it achieved independence.
During the past 27 years, ADB…

With a landmass of 2,934 square kilometers spread across two main islands (Savaii and Upolu) and several smaller ones, Samoa is dependent on fisheries…

Tuvalu is a small island developing state comprising nine atolls in the South Pacific. It is geographically isolated and highly vulnerable to climatic…