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This brief analyzes Armenia’s emerging data center market and shows why it needs to expand its green energy, adopt…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Gidwani, Mohit|Jeong, Yoonee|Avetisyan, Narine

Armenia

10 Dec 2024

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Bangladesh, with one of the largest education systems in the world, has started to lay the foundation for reskilling…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kong, ByeongJo|Li, Zhigang|Ratner, Sara|Hemberg, Erik|Haque, Shamsul

Bangladesh

09 Dec 2024

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Many rice farmers burn stubble and straw after harvest, which worsens air pollution. This study examines the impact…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Mishra, Ashok K.|Hazrana, Jaweriah|Yamano, Takashi|Sato, Noriko|Arif, Babur Wasim

Pakistan

09 Dec 2024

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This brief introduces the Industry Employment Network (IEN), a measure for comparing local access to industrial…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Go, Eugenia|Thomas, Milan

Philippines

09 Dec 2024

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This paper on women’s labor market participation in rural India highlights the crucial role of socioeconomic context…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Lahoti, Rahul|Abraham, Rosa|Swaminathan, Hema

India

06 Dec 2024

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This working paper explores the impact of access to finance on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nguyen, Ngoc Anh|Bui, Ha-My|Nguyen, Gia-Tan|Kiefer, Manfred|Abeleda, Christian

Vietnam

05 Dec 2024

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This paper assesses the impact of local government spending on provincial outputs in the People's Republic of…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Terada-Hagiwara, Akiko|Jinjarak, Yothin|Zheng, Huanhuan|Dong, Hanmin

People's Republic of China

04 Dec 2024

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This paper explores the mitigating effects of climate policies in addressing climate-induced health adversities in…

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Eskander, Shaikh|Mahmud, Minhaj

Bangladesh

04 Dec 2024

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This brief highlights the role of bond underwriting and shows how it helps reduce risk and ensure fair pricing to…

Japan

03 Dec 2024

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