Inflation targeting works well with independent central banks, yet fiscal dominance concerns may hinder the efficacy and independence of central banks…

The significant changes in monetary policy implementation in recent weeks in response to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak has led us to revamp the…

The Urban Financing Partnership Facility (UFPF) marked its tenth year of operations in 2019. The year saw a number of milestones for UFPF, as well as…

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep ideological divisions and geopolitical rivalries, especially between the US and China. ASEAN once…

Small and medium-sized enterprises have a lower degree of engagement in global value chain participation.

Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out in late 2019 in the Wuhan city of China has directly and indirectly affected each and every sphere of…

Over time, a city’s sanitation facilities can offer many economic and social benefits in addition to the direct benefits to public health.

Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce compliance.

Providing safely managed sanitation services for all requires extending the partnership between the public and private sectors.

The main objective of this assignment is to assess the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the severely affected sectors of the economy including…

The health care system of Pakistan was never built even on paper for an emergency response. Our hospitals were not well designed and equipped; even…

The annual portfolio performance report (APPR) provides the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board and Management with a strategic overview of ADB’s active…