The objectives of the Institute shall be to identify effective development strategies and to improve the capacity for sound development management of the agencies and organizations in the Developing Member Countries (hereinafter referred to as the "DMCs") of the Bank engaged in development work.

ADB Institute (ADBI) collaborates with the ADB headquarters in Manila on demand-oriented research, and capacity building and training. One of our main interests is infrastructure. Many Asian countries have huge infrastructure needs but insufficient funds. Public–private partnerships are, therefore, important, but many face obstacles because returns on infrastructure are usually low. User charges ...

This ADBI newsletter is published periodically throughout the year to provide information on current events, seminars and summits, Job opportunities, blogs and news and current publications concerning growth and development in Asia and the Pacific.