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.

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 ...

Asia and the Pacific has made progress in some areas of gender equality, with substantial improvements noted in women’s literacy and life expectancy, educational enrollment, reduction in maternal mortality rates, and job opportunities for women. However, gaps remain in education completion, health outcomes, employment, and participation and leadership in decision-making. On a regional average, women ...

Asia and the Pacific has made unprecedented progress in addressing key health sector challenges as part of development goals, through a sustained commitment by governments, health donors, and partners. Despite this progress, remaining poverty and inequality in the region still need to be addressed. Many poor people continue to be excluded from accessing necessary health care services while others ...

This Newsletter of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM) aims to enhance communications between ADB and its client groups. News from Pakistan disseminates information on ADB activities and provides a forum on development issues related to ADB s work in Pakistan.

The quarterly newsletter of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Nepal Resident Mission (NRM) aims to enhance communications between ADB and its client groups. News from Nepal disseminates information on ADB activities and provides a forum on development issues in Nepal.

Highlights of ADB's transport and trade facilitation activities in Southeast Asia.

This Newsletter of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM) aims to enhance communications between ADB and its client groups. News from Pakistan disseminates information on ADB activities and provides a forum on development issues related to ADB s work in Pakistan.