The Middle East conflict is projected to weigh on developing Asia and the Pacific’s outlook. Under an early stabilization scenario, regional growth is projected to moderate to 5.1% in both 2026 and ...

Economic growth in Maldives is expected to slow sharply in 2026 as the conflict in the Middle East weighs on tourism, energy ...

Economic growth in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is projected to slow to 4.0% in 2026—from 4.4% in 2025—before picking up again to 4.5% in 2027—according to the Asian Development ...

ADB has approved a 90 billion tenge ($173.6 million equivalent) loan to Otbasy Bank JSC to expand access to affordable ...

ADB has approved the Rapid Resource Reprogramming and Deployment Option, a new financing mechanism that enables developing ...

ADB President Masato Kanda visited Sri Lanka and the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 21 to 27 March 2026 to strengthen collaboration and shared commitment to continuous efforts to achieve ...

ADB President Masato Kanda met with President Thongloun Sisoulith to celebrate 60 years of partnership and discuss a shared vision for the country’s sustainable growth.

Digital technologies are increasingly underpinning almost all aspects of daily life, including health care. The overarching goal is to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly universal ...

This brief sets out ways the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) can offset the predicted financial impacts of climate change and start improving its creditworthiness to unlock the green ...

View latest data in the Key Indicators Database The report covers the 49 regional members of ADB. It discusses trends in development progress and the challenges to achieving inclusive and sustainable ...

The outbreak in 2020 disrupted both supply and demand sides of an interconnected world economy. Asia and the Pacific was not immune as lockdowns and travel and trade restrictions affected nearly all ...

Got questions? ADB's Business Center has all you need to work with us. ADB’s business outreach activities aim to build the interest and capacity of consultants, contractors, nongovernment ...