Asian Development Bank: 821 books
Gender Equality Results Case Study
Bangladesh—Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Project
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Women owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a great potential to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction through employment creation and income generation. In Bangladesh, women-owned SMEs have different characteristics when compared with men-owned SMEs and tend to face...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. The ABM covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. The ABM covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
Focused Action
Priorities for Addressing Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
This publication outlines the five priority areas and three modalities of ADB's approach to climate change: expanding the use of clean energy, encouraging sustainable transport and urban development, managing land use and forests for carbon sequestration, promoting climate-resilient development, and strengthening related policies and institutions.
CAREC 2030
Connecting the Region for Shared and Sustainable Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, now 16 years in operation, has recorded impressive achievements in regional economic cooperation, particularly in the areas of transport, energy, trade facilitation, and trade policy. From 2001 to end September 2017, investments in member...
Catalyzing Green Finance
A Concept for Leveraging Blended Finance for Green Development
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
A large financing need challenges climate-adjusted infrastructure in developing Asia, estimated at $26 trillion till 2030. This necessitates crowding-in private sources to meet financing, efficiency, and technology gaps. However, a lack of bankable projects is a major hurdle. This publication suggests...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Infrastructure is essential for development. This report presents a snapshot of the current condition of developing Asia's infrastructure---defined here as transport, power, telecommunications, and water supply and sanitation. It examines how much the region has been investing in infrastructure and...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a market mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol, has been successful in supporting mitigation actions through carbon inance. With nearly 7,700 projects and 290 Program of Activities registered by the CDM Executive Board, the CDM allows GHG emission reduction projects...
ADB Perceptions Survey
Multinational Survey of Stakeholders 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
The 2009 ADB Perceptions Survey gauges stakeholders' perceptions of ADB's mission to help reduce poverty and contribute to development in Asia and the Pacific. The survey, the second of its kind since 2006, was carried out among 900 opinion leaders in 31 member countries, drawn from a broad cross...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The Asia Bond Monitor (ABM) reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. The ABM covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
The Saemaul Undong movement was a community-driven development program of the Republic of Korea in the 1970s. The movement contributed to improved community well-being in rural communities through agricultural production, household income, village life, communal empowerment and regeneration, and women's...
Demand in the Desert
Mongolia's Water-Energy-Mining Nexus
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Mongolia's mining-based economic development and the sustainability of its urban economies depend on both water and energy. The examination of the water energy nexus in two river basins in Mongolia shows that water availability is the binding constraint as energy facilities, mining operations, agriculture,...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Development Asia examines Asia's widening inequality from many different perspectives. It looks at the role of globalization in producing inequality, and considers the disputed relationship between inequality and economic growth. Beneath the gloss of Asia's newfound prosperity lies an unsettling reality....
Making Money Work
Financing a Sustainable Future in Asia and the Pacific (Overview)
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
The new sustainable development agenda is expected to touch every country, person, and activity. Therefore, shouldn't every dollar count toward achieving it? Asia and the Pacific, home to more than half of humanity, has the money to improve the lives of all its people, and protect the planet in fair...