Tuvalu is a small island developing state comprising nine atolls in the South Pacific. It is geographically isolated and highly…

Over the past 20 years, Cambodia has made excellent progress in poverty reduction and human development, on the back of strong growth in…

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a lower middle income country, classified by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as both a fragile and conflict-…

With some of the world’s highest mountains covering 93% of its territory, Tajikistan faces obstacles to its development, including food…

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has enjoyed robust economic growth over 2 decades, but the economy has been slowing since…

Vanuatu is an archipelago with a population of about 297,000 people spread across 84 islands in the West Pacific. It is ranked the most…

Consisting of 15 small islands scattered over 1.8 million square kilometers, the Cook Islands has an economy driven largely by tourism…

The global economic downturn and weakening external demand caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic slowed Viet Nam’s…

Rapid growth since independence has enabled Malaysia to become an upper middle-income country. It boasts a gross national income per…

India was a founding member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1966. Today, the country is ADB’s fourth-largest shareholder and its…