After over 15 years of government decentralization in Indonesia, institutions allowing provincial and subprovincial governments to implement newly acquired responsibilities have yet to be built.

By capitalizing on mutual strengths among its member countries, the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program envisions the region as a center for global trade and commerce. Support ...

This brochure details an ADB-backed pilot project in Mongolia aimed at helping improve the quality of life for older adults through integrated, community-based, long-term care,and outlines how it can ...

The JSS, a modular supplement to national labor force surveys, generates new policy-relevant indicators on job tasks, skills use, and workplace digitalization. The report highlights differences across ...

While supporting the livelihoods of most of the developing world's urban poor, the informal sector also deprives them of basic services and social protection. Rendered vulnerable to socioeconomic ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), with support from the Government of Japan through the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific, is implementing the Water Resources Management in ...

This working paper highlights the role of agroforestry in building climate resilience by restoring degraded landscapes and creating multifunctional and sustainable systems that connect nature, ...

The brief details the hurdles India overcame to launch its UPI real-time payment system, highlights the government’s role, and explains how digital payments can improve efficiency and reduce gender ...

View the Asia SME Monitor 2022 Data The development of MSMEs remains key to promoting inclusive growth in developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise ...

View Highlights of Asian Water Development Outlook This 2025 edition of the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) highlights significant progress: 2.7 billion people in Asia and the Pacific have ...

This paper highlights how the People’s Republic of China and development partners have been tackling air pollution in the Greater Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region through a comprehensive, programmatic and ...

Satellite image-derived vehicle counts were used to measure local economic activity following the opening of the new terminal at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines. Results ...