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 ...

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.

ADB President Masato Kanda met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and announced that ADB stands ready to ...

ADB President Masato Kanda met with Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay at ADB’s Manila headquarters. The meeting reaffirmed the strong development partnership between ADB and Bhutan, with both ...

Asia and the Pacific has made great strides in poverty reduction and economic growth in the past 50 years. ADB has been a key partner in the significant transformation of the region and is committed ...

Technology-based startup enterprises are an increasingly important part of the business landscape in Asia and the Pacific. By applying innovative technologies to create new products and services, they ...

This report reviews economic cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific and looks at how technology could boost productivity in aging economies. This publication examines trade and global ...

The East Asian–Australasian Flyway extends across 22 countries from the Russian Federation and Alaska, southwards through East Asia and Southeast Asia, to Australia and New Zealand. Wetlands along the ...

Detailing how sponge cities absorb and then slowly release rainwater, it analyzes lessons from the PRC’s experience so far and explores how they can be applied for even greater impact in the PRC and ...