Asian Development Bank: 821 books
Assessment of Microinsurance as Emerging Microfinance Service for the Poor
The Case of the Philippines
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been one of the few active partners for microfinance development in the Philippines. It has contributed to the growth of formal microfinance activities, including expanding the outreach of diversified formal financial services to poor clients at the most affordable...
Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update
March–June 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
The Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) has been produced by the Bangladesh Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank since March 2001. The QEU provides information and analysis on Bangladesh's macroeconomic and sector developments, key development challenges, and policy and institutional...
Credit Guarantees
Challenging Their Role in Improving Access to Finance in the Pacific Region
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
The Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative---a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Australia, and the Government of New Zealand---has undertaken landmark secured transaction reforms in eight Pacific Island countries. These...
Second Asia–Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance, Policy, and Regulation
Special Roundtable to Develop a Regional Action Plan for Asia–Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance, Policy, and Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Under the auspices of the Second Annual Asia–Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance, Policy, and Regulation, the Special Roundtable to Develop a Regional Plan of Action for Clean Energy Governance, Policy, and Regulation was held on 24 June 2011 at the Asian Development Bank. This publication...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
The 2016 Annual Report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reviews the significant economic transformation in Asia and the Pacific over the past 50 years, and the role played by ADB to support the region's development to improve people's lives. The report notes that while the region's economic growth...
Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update
June 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) has been produced by the Bangladesh Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank since March 2001. The QEU provides information and analysis on Bangladesh's macroeconomic and sector developments, key development challenges, and policy and institutional...
Asian Development Outlook 2014 Update
Asia in Global Value Chains
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Developing Asia is maintaining steady growth momentum. Despite recovery in the major industrialized economies falling short of expectations, the region is on track to meet its favorable forecasts as policy stabilizes investment in the People’s Republic of China and signs emerge of a long-awaited...
Climate Change Operational Framework 2017-2030
Enhanced Actions for Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Resilient Development
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The Climate Change Operational Framework 2017-2030 is intended to provide broad direction and guidance for enhancing resilience and strengthening climate actions in the operations and business processes of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It positions ADB to facilitate, collaboratively and proactively,...
Knowledge First
Progressing Knowledge Management in Southeast Asia Regional Department 2010-2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
This report summarizes the progress of the Southeast Asia Department (SERD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in mainstreaming knowledge in its development support to countries supported by the department in 2010-2011. It outlines the guiding principles of a knowledge management framework in the...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
This technical assistance project was designed to familiarize policy makers in the developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with credit enhancement products (CEPs), including guarantees, available from ADB, export credit agencies, other multilateral development banks, and the...
Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update
December 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
The Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) has been produced by the Bangladesh Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank since March 2001. The QEU provides information and analysis on Bangladesh's macroeconomic and sector developments, key development challenges, and policy and institutional...
Improving Instructional Quality
Focus on Faculty Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The rapid expansion of higher education in Asia has been accompanied by challenges with no easy solutions and by issues that require innovative thinking and policy decisions. This publication focuses on the challenges in improving the internal efficiency of higher education institutions (HEIs) in...
Asian Development Outlook 2017
Transcending the Middle-Income Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
The annual Asian Development Outlook analyzes economic performance in the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia. Most regional economies saw recovery propelled last year by higher external demand and rebounding...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
In response to the growing demand of energy policy makers and regulators in the Asia and Pacific region for additional knowledge support on clean energy, this publication—prepared under the Law and Policy Reform Program of the Office of the General Counsel—presents lessons learned from countries’...