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Better environmental, social and governance performance is associated with lower default risk, and therefore lower…
People's Republic of China
09 Mar 2020
This brief summarizes ADB analysis of the global, regional, and economy- and sector-specific economic impact of the…
Asia and the Pacific
06 Mar 2020
Asia needs high-quality infrastructure development projects, such as high-speed rail (HSR), to drive economic growth…
Asia and the Pacific
05 Mar 2020
With 54 percent of the global population of 7.3 billion people living in cities, and the urban population projected…
Asia and the Pacific
05 Mar 2020
The informal economy refers to all kinds of economic activities conducted unofficially in the market, and thereby…
Asia and the Pacific
04 Mar 2020
1. Established in 2007, the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) helps developing member countries (…
Asia and the Pacific
03 Mar 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting regional economies. To cope with grim growth prospects, governments are leaning…
Asia and the Pacific
03 Mar 2020
Global value chains (GVCs) may have distributional consequences for the relative demand for skilled labour. This…
Asia and the Pacific
28 Feb 2020
Placing Asian economies on a low-carbon path requires an unprecedented shift in private investment and new financing…
Asia and the Pacific
28 Feb 2020
This paper aims to investigate whether empirical evidence supports the learning to export hypothesis, which has…
Asia and the Pacific
28 Feb 2020