Asian Development Bank: 821 books
Partnering for Development
Donor Report 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
This publication is targeted at current and prospective official financiers of the Asian Development Bank’s grant and loan operations. It explains the wide range of financing options available to partners seeking to expand their commitment to developing the Asia and Pacific region. It also provides...
ADB Annual Report 2013
Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Asia and the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) remains committed to supporting the development of Asia and the Pacific as it tackles these evolving challenges. This annual report highlights its contributions to inclusive, sustainable growth in 2013, with a special emphasis on the environment, and regional cooperation...
Asian Development Outlook 2013
Asia's Energy Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The Asian Development Outlook 2013 estimates that regional economic growth in the Asia Pacific region will pick up to 6.6% in 2013 and reach 6.7% in 2014. This is a distinct improvement on 2012, when growth stood at just over 6%. Consumer prices are expected to rise by 4.0% in 2013 and 4.2% in 2014,...
Asian Development Outlook 2011
South-South Economic Links
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The Asian Development Outlook 2011 emphasizes two important challenges that developing Asia must resolve to sustain the inclusive growth that is needed to eliminate poverty in the region. The immediate problem is tackling rising consumer price pressures. Inflation's insidious effects call for preemptive...
Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update
September 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 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...
Partnering for Development
2010 Donor Report
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
This publication is targeted at current and prospective official financiers of the Asian Development Bank’s grant and loan operations. It explains the wide range of financing options available to partners seeking to expand their commitment to developing the Asia and Pacific region. It also provides...
Asian Development Outlook 2015 Update
Enabling Women, Energizing Asia
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Developing Asia faces considerable headwinds from slow recovery in the major industrial economies and moderating prospects for the large economies of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and India. Subdued demand from the industrial economies and the PRC has delayed the expected pickup in growth...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
The case studies featured in this publication provide an overview of gender issues, design features, and implementation arrangements that contributed to achieving gender-related targets in two projects of the Asian Development Bank.
Partnering for Development
Donor Report 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
This publication is targeted at current and prospective official financiers of the Asian Development Bank’s grant and loan operations. It explains the wide range of financing options available to partners seeking to expand their commitment to developing the Asia and Pacific region. It also provides...
How Does ADB Engage Civil Society Organizations in its Operations?
Findings of an Exploratory Inquiry in South Asia
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
This publication reports the results of an exploratory study on civil society organization (CSO) engagement---particularly nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs)---in Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations. The focus is on South Asia and the starting point of...
Information and Communication Technology for Development
ADB Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
The role of information and communication technology (ICT) in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world transcends geographical boundaries, economies, and sectors. Over the past decade, ICT has helped create the most rapidly growing industry sectors, driven efficiency in government and...
Access to Justice for the Urban Poor
Toward Inclusive Cities
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
This publication suggests solutions that can be built into the design of urban development projects undertaken by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to address the common problems and grievances of the urban poor, and to improve urban governance overall. It also identifies successful or promising community-based...
Partnerships in Development
Madhya Pradesh Meets the Infrastructure Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Madhya Pradesh have shared an enduring partnership in catalyzing a series of state-wide initiatives toward developing basic infrastructure. This report captures the impact of ADB's assistance to the state of Madhya Pradesh since 1999 on its endeavors...
ADB Cooperation with Civil Society
Annual Report 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Civil society organizations, including nongovernment organizations (NGOs), are important stakeholders of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB Cooperation with Civil Society Annual Report 2010 presents an overview of the year's work in cooperating with civil society organizations, including NGOs,...