Since 2010, Asia and the Pacific region has seen unrivaled economic growth. The growth of real gross domestic product per capita was more than double the world average in 2017, with many countries in the region simultaneously experiencing narrowing income inequality gap. This remarkable progress may have paved the way to reduced poverty and inequality, but it has come at significant environmental ...

The challenges facing the region require urgent attention so that improvements in gender equality will not be reversed. Accelerating progress in gender equality is one of the seven operational priorities of ADB’s new corporate Strategy 2030 which commits to scale up operations and design and implement projects to empower women and girls. ADB support will focus on and capture gender equality results ...

This issue features highlights and key messages from the ADB–Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2015 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8–9 September 2015.

The Financial Inclusion Newsletter is a quarterly electronic publication for individuals from developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers, experts, professionals, and others who are interested in the financial inclusion sector. Each issue covers a variety of topics in the sector, with a focus on stories about ADB projects; experts’ experiences and recommendations; ...

The Financial Inclusion Newsletter is a quarterly electronic publication for individuals from developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers, experts, professionals, and others who are interested in the financial inclusion sector. Each issue covers a variety of topics in the sector, with a focus on stories about ADB projects; experts’ experiences and recommendations; ...

Asia and the Pacific is the fastest-growing region over the recent decades in economic terms and it is expected to account for more than half of global production by 2050. However, this exceptional development has come at steep environmental costs, undermining the prospects for sustained economic growth and social development within and beyond the region. In 2015, Asia and the Pacific accounted for ...

The Financial Inclusion Newsletter is a quarterly electronic publication for individuals from developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers, experts, professionals, and others who are interested in the financial inclusion sector. Each issue covers a variety of topics in the sector, with a focus on stories about ADB projects; experts’ experiences and recommendations; ...

The Financial Inclusion Newsletter is a quarterly electronic publication for individuals from developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers, experts, professionals, and others who are interested in the financial inclusion sector. Each issue covers a variety of topics in the sector, with a focus on stories about ADB projects; experts’ experiences and recommendations; ...

The Financial Inclusion Newsletter is a quarterly electronic publication for individuals from developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers, experts, professionals, and others who are interested in the financial inclusion sector. Each issue covers a variety of topics in the sector, with a focus on stories about ADB projects; experts’ experiences and recommendations; ...

The Financial Inclusion Newsletter is a quarterly electronic publication for individuals from developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), researchers, experts, professionals, and others who are interested in the financial inclusion sector. Each issue covers a variety of topics in the sector, with a focus on stories about ADB projects; experts’ experiences and recommendations; ...