Organisation
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The work of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is aimed at improving the welfare of the people in Asia and the Pacific, particularly the 1.9 billion who live on less than $2 a day. Despite many success stories, Asia and the Pacific remains home to two thirds of the world's poor.
ADB is a multilateral development financial institution owned by 66 members, 47 from the region and 19 from other parts of the globe.
ADB's main instruments for providing help to its developing member countries are :
- policy dialogue
- loans
- technical assistance
- grants
- guarantees
- equity investments.
Published Documents
- Asian development outlook 2013: Asia’s energy challenge
- Asian Development Bank, 2013
- The Asian Development Outlook 2013 provides a comprehensive economic analysis at both regional- and country-levels. It begins by outlining the economic status of the region before examining the goals, challenges and strategies of stak...
- Migration as a way for coping with environmental changes: evidence from Asia and the Pacific
- B.W. Édes; F. Gemenne; J. Hill / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- Asia and the Pacific is the global area most prone to natural disasters, both in terms of the absolute number of disasters and of populations affected. This report aims to identify policy and other responses to impacts of environment ...
- Papua New Guinea has strong economic growth yet marginalised remote areas
- M.E. Khan; Y. Niimi; M.R.M. Cham / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- Papua New Guinea (PNG) has enjoyed several years of strong economic growth, driven largely by high commodity prices and supported by structural reforms and some sound macroeconomic policies. However, the growing opportunities and weal...
- Strengthening resilience and managing disaster risk in climate-induced migration in Asia and Pacific
- Asian Development Bank, 2011
- Migration driven by environmental factors is emerging as a serious concern, one that demands urgent attention from decision makers. The current paper addresses this issue in the context of the Asian and Pacific countries. ...
- Asia’s demographic transition will adversely affect its economic growth
- D. Park; K. Shin / Asian Development Bank, 2011
- Population ageing affects growth through savings, capital accumulation, labour force participation, and total factor productivity. This paper examines the impact of ageing on those four channels in 12 developing Asian economies that c...
- Addressing gender barriers to decent work in Asia
- L.L. Lim / Asian Development Bank, 2011
- Reducing gender barriers to decent work is fundamental to advancing the inclusive growth agenda in developing countries. This publication aims to offer evidence-based policy recommendations on strategies to advance gender equality in ...
- Thailand’s government should open the microfinance sector to greater private sector participation
- K. Bird; K. Hattel; E. Sasaki / Asian Development Bank, 2011
- The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of recent developments in poverty and income inequality in Thailand, summarising the government’s programs to address it, and highlighting the importance of microfinance sect...
- Impacts of skills training program in rural Bhutan
- N. Chun; M. Watanabe / Asian Development Bank, 2011
- Income growth in rural Bhutan is a considerable challenge to further poverty reduction and economic development. Using a survey of rural Bhutanese households, this paper investigates the impacts of a vocational skills training program...
- Non-farm sector is the most important area for rural employment – evidence from India
- A.D. Foster / Asian Development Bank, 2011
- Despite increasing urbanisation in Asia countries, a large fraction of Asia’s poor remain in rural areas. This paper examines the potential for sector-specific productivity growth, human capital, credit markets, and infrastructu...
- Private providers are the dominant source of treatment in Pakistan
- J. Chandrasiri; C. Anuranga; R. Wickramasinghe / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- This paper reveals that maternal and child health (MCH) services coverage in Pakistan is poor, and overall use of these services is low compared to other countries in the region. The paper illustrates that the low rates of utilisation...
