Rapid and unpredictable digital technology innovation is reshaping economic, social, and cultural systems.

This report explores the benefits of Asia and the Pacific’s coral reefs, outlines the myriad risks they face from climate change,…

Exploring the complex threats to Asia and the Pacific’s coral reefs, this brief analyzes how financial tools including parametric…

Developing Asia’s outlook remains upbeat despite global challenges. The 2023 growth forecast is revised up from September’s projection,…

This brief explains why ASEAN+3 bond markets should consider using English as a common language to attract more professional investors,…

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

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

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

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

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