In response to the economic shock of COVID-19 control measures, including an initial nation-wide State of Emergency (SoE) (28 March – 27 June, 2020),…

Among the damaging legacies of Sri Lanka’s decades of civil conflict has been the erosion of trust between citizens and police officers in communities…

This paper quantifies the cost of the trade dispute that started in 2017 between the United States and the People’s Republic of China for the countries…

A small number of big firms are getting stronger and expanding their businesses a lot further in the time of COVID-19. The top ten firms' market…

This issue includes a guide to the ADB COVID-19 Policy Database and articles on trade, manufacturing, human capital, and education in Asia and the…

The Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 29 million persons worldwide since it was first detected in China in December 2019.2 To date, more than…

The size of emerging East Asia’s local currency bond market reached USD17.2 trillion at the end of June 2020. In the second quarter of 2020 the market…

Child malnutrition is still a prevalent challenge in Sri Lanka. More than one in five children (under five years old) are underweight and one in six…

ADB's contribution to this report highlights the vulnerability of economies that have a significant or growing dependence on remittances.

This publication provides updates on recent developments in the bond market in Hong Kong, China and highlights developments connected to the bond…

The spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 has resulted in global pandemics, which was followed by an abrupt economic crisis, as economies stood still in…