This book explains how rapid digitalization during COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of digital services trade in Asia and the Pacific, and provides…

This book, copublished with Routledge, explores the crucial role of subnational levels of government in accelerating progress toward the Sustainable…

Far-reaching efforts are needed to reduce Asia's emissions and realize a 1.5°C temperature drop required to fight climate change and associated…

High-speed rail’s capacity to accelerate regional development is driven by the non-linear, dynamic, technical, and social interactions in a high-speed…

This book examines clean energy financing and approaches in hydropower and demand-side energy efficiency projects, along with policies and strategies…

This book explores urban informality in Asian cities and looks how the informal sector's contribution to inclusive and sustainable growth can be…

People in the urban informal sector have suffered disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic and face a highly uncertain future.

This publication provides updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well as select…

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital technology adoption in the financial sector and impacted the role of financial technology firms in…

Billions of people in Asia and the Pacific depend on healthy oceans for their livelihoods, food security, health, and recreation. 

The greatest challenges facing tax administrations in all countries are those posed by the continuing developments in the digital economy.

In this book, Mr. Takehiko Nakao reflects on his experience as President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) between April 2013 and January 2020.