Moving the Poverty Reduction Agenda Forward: The Long-Term Strategic Framework of the Asian Development Bank

Abstract

The context of Asian development has changed dramatically since the establishment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) more than three decades ago. It is likely to change at least as much in the next 15 years, and to present considerable challenges—both as constraints and as opportunities—to the countries of the region. These challenges are the outcome of regional and global trends that will shape the development agenda of the region and ADB’s corresponding long-term strategic agenda.