This 2024 edition of the Monitor reviews micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in 24 economies across Asia and the Pacific. It takes stock…

This brief shows why job matching boosts earnings and employment outcomes for young people in Asia and the Pacific and explains how a transition-based…

This brief shows how tackling youth employment in Asia and the Pacific requires a transitions-based, multidimensional approach that better identifies…

This paper describes the main changes taking place in satellite Earth Observation (EO), and captures the initial experiences of the Asian Development…

This paper explores how oil price windfalls impact labor market regulation across 83 countries from 1970 to 2014.

This brief shows how civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) are rooted in strong village traditions of…

This report assesses how Indian ADB-backed projects to construct and upgrade some 45,000 km of rural roads are improving connectivity, opening…

<p>Key messages:</p><p>1. Climate change results in substantial loss and damage to societies and natural systems when it is not…

This report considers how finance and planning ministries can respond strategically to climate risk, highlighting best practices from Southeast Asia…

Gender-lens investing (GLI) represents an opportunity to channel targeted funds to women’s businesses and other gender equality areas.

This brochure explores the 30-year partnership between the Asian Development Bank and the Kyrgyz Republic, sharing highlights from key sectors.

This study finds that investing in sanitation not only improved children’s health, but also created valuable time-savings for all household members.…