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Strengthen regional initiatives by harnessing advances in technology, promoting cross-border technology transfer, and harmonizing policies and standards.
Creating an enabling environment for financial technology and innovation and building public trust are key to encouraging more people to bank.
Make it easier and profitable for commercial operators to develop shipping routes to remote areas.
Surveyed developing member countries have priorities aligned with the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals but need to take steps to overcome barriers and achieve their targets.
The region needs integrated and holistic policies to push an ambitious agenda that requires capital, innovation, and new business models and mindsets.
A public–private partnership project in the People's Republic of China improved farmers’ production and income by building an integrated smart irrigation system.
Safer infrastructure and robust post-crash care can save lives, prevent long-term disabilities, and support recovery.
Asia may have survived the 2008 global economic crisis, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Here are five things the region’s financial systems must address to withstand the next big shock.
The pandemic opens an opportunity to reset CAREC’s aviation industry through green lanes and domestic tourism, among others.
The Asian Development Bank examines prospects to ramp up efforts for greater utilization of demand-side energy efficiency in Asia and the Pacific.