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ADB has been helping Pakistan reduce poverty and increase resilience and prosperity by supporting investments in key…

Pakistan

06 Jan 2026

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Analyzing fintech’s potential to transform financial services in the member countries of the Central Asia Regional…

Azerbaijan

26 Dec 2025

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Asian cities are taking steps to become more livable and equitable through integrated, accessible, and efficient…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Bharule, Shreyas, Akimura, Seiichiro, Tiwari, Piyush, Morikawa, Maki, Seetharam, K. E.

Bangladesh

04 Dec 2025

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This paper examines the economic costs of caregiving for women in Pakistan, revealing a significant wage penalty.…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Shi, Yishan|Taniguchi, Kiyoshi

Pakistan

05 Nov 2025

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This paper examines how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education in rural Pakistan.

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Andrabi, Tahir|Murakawa, Tomoya

Pakistan

19 Sep 2025

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This paper investigates how food insecurity has affected recovery from COVID-19-related learning loss in nine…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kodama, Wataru|Azhgaliyeva, Dina|Morgan, Peter J.

Afghanistan

17 Sep 2025

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This paper introduces a framework that can be used to help track the gross domestic product (GDP) in economies…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Qureshi, Irfan A.|Ramayandi, Arief|Ahmad, Ghufran

Pakistan

16 Sep 2025

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This impact story highlights the importance of trust and transparency in resolving a dispute over land acquisition…

Pakistan

29 Aug 2025

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The CAREC Institute has published its July 2025 Quarterly Economic Monitor. Main conclusion about the region’s…

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CAREC Institute

Hans Holzhacker, Elvira Kurmanalieva, Shiliang Lu, Marina (Rui) Wang

Afghanistan

27 Aug 2025

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