Asian Development Bank imprint: 965 books
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been working closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea---collectively known as ASEAN+3---to foster the development of local currency bond markets and facilitate regional...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Access to sanitation may have increased significantly in Asian cities between 1990 and 2006, but roughly 2 billion people in the region still do not have basci latrines, let alone more sophisticated sanitation and sewage treatment facilities. While sanitation is a complex issue that involves many factors...
Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific
50 Years of the Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
This book is a history of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development bank established 50 years ago to serve Asia and the Pacific. Focusing on the region’s economic development, the evolution of the international development agenda, and the story of ADB itself, this book raises several...
ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Country Reports and Assessments 2014
Joint Initiative of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum and the Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Good corporate governance practices reduce vulnerability to nancial crises, reinforce property rights, reduce the cost of capital, and lead to greater capital market development---all sought by investors. In this fourth round of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Corporate Governance...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
ADB launched a review in February 2010 to assess the 2005 public communications policy’s (PCP) efficacy and recommend changes as necessary to improve and strengthen it. The review engaged interested individuals and organizations. Consultation drafts were released in June and November 2010. Extensive...
Development Asia—Profits and Poverty
April–June 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
The combined budgets of the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and every other development organization in the world make up just a drop of the economic fuel needed to power billions of people into greater prosperity. Those who work in development have long known that the private sector must...
ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Country Reports and Assessments 2015
Joint Initiative of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum and the Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Good corporate governance practices reduce vulnerability to financial crises, reinforce property rights, reduce the cost of capital, and lead to greater capital market development. In this fourth edition of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Corporate Governance initiative of the Asian...
Asian Water Development Outlook 2016
Description of Methodology and Data
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
This document was prepared as a supplement to the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016. It provides background information and explanatory notes on the approach taken, assumptions made, and data used. The methodology itself has been developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in cooperation with...
Public-Private Partnership Operational Plan 2012-2020
Realizing the Vision for Strategy 2020: The Transformational Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Asian Development Bank Operations
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
The Public-Private Partnership Operational Plan 2012-2020 provides a consistent analytical and operational framework for scaling up public-private partnerships (PPPs) in support of Strategy 2020. The PPP operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are based on four pillars: (i) advocacy and capacity...
Asian Judges Symposium on Environmental Decision Making, the Rule of Law, and Environmental Justice
The Proceedings of the Symposium
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The symposium held on 28-29 July 2010 at the Asian Development Bank---whose proceedings are documented in this publication---brought together senior members of the judiciary and environmental ministry officials from Asian jurisdictions, academe, civil society, international organizations, and distinguished...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
This publication is comprised of the two Asian Development Bank (ADB) documents: Integrity Principles and Guidelines (May 2010) and the Anticorruption Policy (July 1998). ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity investigates allegations of fraud, corruption, coercive practice, collusive practice,...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Энэхүү журам нь Азийн Хөгжлийн Банк (АХБ)-наас олгосон аливаа зээл, буцалтгүй тусламж, эсхүл АХБ-наас захиран зарцуулдаг сангаас бүрэн ба хэсэгчлэн санхүүждэг зээлийн...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
The 1997 Asian financial crisis hit the region and became a defining moment for Asia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). As ADB participated in coordinated crisis responses, Asian policy makers used this opportunity to reassess their economic policies in a fundamental way. This volume presents how...
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation
Trade Facilitation Strategic Framework 2014-2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program brings together Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in a project-based partnership to promote regional prosperity by improving cross-border connectivity, facilitating faster and less costly trade among member...