This work shows that some demographic groups end up underrepresented in household inflation expectations surveys due to item nonresponse.

This brief sets out ways the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) can offset the predicted financial impacts of climate change and start…

This brief assesses the development of payment and settlement market infrastructure in ASEAN+3 economies, tracks the evolution of real-time gross…

New Zealand is a founding member of ADB. It has provided $2.17 billion in capital subscription to ADB. It has also contributed and committed $214.81…

This Sri Lanka project brief analyzes how ADB provided a $50 million loan to the state-owned Regional Development Bank (RDB) to unlock much-needed…

Climate finance has yet to reach the necessary scale for mobilizing sufficient funds to support the decarbonization efforts of businesses.

This brief examines the public health consequences of smoking in five Asian countries and evaluates strategies to raise tobacco taxes to reduce smoking…

Diversification and strengthening of Eurasian rail corridors benefit Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation members through revenues from transit…

This governance brief details the digitalization of the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) tax administration, assesses how its strategy can bolster tax…

Firms with greater air pollution or greenhouse gas emissions (measured as a share of revenue) invest more in renewable energy (measured as a share of…

Fisheries and aquaculture businesses may play a greater role in translating their commitment to upholding human rights for workers and coastal…

This paper investigates the impact of electrification of households in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic using data from the Lao Expenditure and…