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Higher dependency ratios associated with the demographic transition can be considered a manageable challenge for…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Navarro, Jose|Skirbekk, Vegard

People's Republic of China

09 May 2025

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Sustained rapid economic growth is necessary to reduce poverty, meet basic needs, and achieve human progress.

Bangladesh

08 May 2025

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Women in India face significant barriers in accessing financial resources and information compared to men, limiting…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Kumarasamy, Durairaj|Singh, Prakash|Kaur, Sukhvinder

India

01 May 2025

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This publication looks at India’s fast-growing Mass Rapid Transit Systems (MRTS) and analyzes how $4 billion in ADB…

India

30 Apr 2025

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This paper examines current and projected patterns of unpaid care work in Bangladesh, India, the Republic of Korea,…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Donehower, Gretchen

Bangladesh

30 Apr 2025

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Low-skilled gig workers experience higher levels of physical stress and psychological distress than nongig workers…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Chaudhary, Kamal|Timilsina, Raja Rajendra|Manchanda, Navneet|Rahut, Dil B.|Sonobe, Tetsushi

India

25 Apr 2025

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Extending social protection to gig workers is essential to mitigate the risks associated with their precarious…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Chaudhary, Kamal|Manchanda, Navneet|Santhanakrishnan, Deepak|Timilsina, Raja Rajendra|Rahut, Dil B.|Sonobe, Tetsushi

India

16 Apr 2025

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While platform workers see a substantial wage increase with longer hours, nonplatform workers experience near wage…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Chaudhary, Kamal|Manchanda, Navneet|Timilsina, Raja Rajendra|Rahut, Dil B.|Sonobe, Tetsushi

India

16 Apr 2025

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The Johkasou Act in Japan provides a comprehensive framework for managing wastewater treatment systems.

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Shirakawa, Yurie|Suzuki, Ayako|Kumokawa, Shinhi|Vedala, Srinivas Chary|Hashimoto, Kazushi

India

09 Apr 2025

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Highlighting the importance of infrastructure to India’s economic development, this brief explains how an ADB-backed…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Chattopadhyay, Soumya|Vidwans, Nirav|Saif, Mohammad Athar|Samodurova, Svetlana

India

21 Feb 2025

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