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Providing a lifeline to workers and businesses most affected by the COVID-19 crisis calls for innovative solutions, such as digital money transfers.
Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks.
A project in the Republic of Korea formed small firms into training consortiums to enhance their workers’ skills and improve overall productivity.
The Republic of Korea improved road safety for children through strict implementation of policies related to engineering, education, and enforcement.
A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.
Though a state-owned enterprise, Incheon International Airport is run like a private business, earning enough money to fund its expansion.
Policy makers need tools and approaches that help them understand and ensure the economic, social, and environmental symbiosis for sustainable development in Mongolia.
Using resource-saving technology, new rice varieties, and intercropping of vegetables improve yields and income in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.
E-commerce can enhance rural livelihoods with public investments in facilities and training, access to funding, and favorable market conditions.
In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.