Disaster governance is a key element to building a resilient ASEAN community. Vulnerability to natural hazards has led to their prioritisation in…
15 Dec 2020
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis monetary policies in advanced economies caused a surge in cross-border lending to emerging market…
15 Dec 2020
Asian Development Outlook is the main economic forecasting product from ADB. It is published each April with an Update published in September and brief…
15 Dec 2020
The River Ravi brochure is a concise guide detailing the eco-revitalization master plan. The River Ravi in Pakistan is deteriorating and figures say it…
15 Dec 2020
In Georgia, the average cost of a room in a 3-star hotel was 113 GEL per night in November 2020, while the average cost of a room in a 4-star hotel in…
15 Dec 2020
The concept of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) refers to doing more with less and decoupling economic growth from environmental…
15 Dec 2020
On September 10, 2020, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced his intention to retighten social distancing measures (PSBB) as a response to rising…
15 Dec 2020
The impressive socioeconomic development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has in part contributed to rapid aging of its population. As in many…
15 Dec 2020
This brief provides updated estimates of the macroeconomic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), incorporating the latest information on…
15 Dec 2020
First introduced as a key element of the social health insurance law passed in Germany in 1883, paid sick leave (PSL) is today a feature of most…
15 Dec 2020
The Pacific is staring at a potential lost decade. The region has been among the most successful in the world in terms of limiting the domestic spread…
15 Dec 2020
PPPs have become mainstream for infrastructure development and are sometimes regarded as a “knight on a white horse” rather than just a “language game…
15 Dec 2020