Nature is a core economic asset in Asia and the Pacific, with around 75% of GDP directly or indirectly tied to nature through sectors like agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. Yet, nature remains ...

ADB has approved a loan of CNY755.64 million ($106.05 million equivalent) to support the development of green, smart, and resilient inland river ports and cleaner-energy shipping in Anhui Province of ...

ADB has approved a $100 million policy-based loan to advance public financial management reforms in Nepal for improved public ...

ADB has approved a $763 million investment program—including a $20 million grant from the Asian Development Fund—to help Cambodia expand access to safe water supply and sanitation, strengthen water ...

Asia-Pacific cities face challenges to provide adequate infrastructure and services to the growing population and, at the same time, can become the engines for economic growth. In 2022, urban ...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (28 November 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Bobur Alimov as its new Country Director for Indonesia. He assumes office in November.

ADB has approved an additional $48 million loan for the Balochistan Water Resources Development Sector Project in Pakistan. This funding will support the completion of critical project components, ...

There are still risks to the outlook. Rising protectionism, depending on the outcome of the presidential election in the United States, could lead to negative real and financial spillovers in ...

ADB President Masato Kanda and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation on the peaceful, safe, ...

ADB supports Pakistan’s inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient development through investments in the country’s economic management, energy, food security, institutional capacities, private ...

Economic Forecasts for Asia and the Pacific: July 2025 Developing Asia and the Pacific’s growth forecasts are cut to 4.7% in 2025 and 4.6% in 2026 from April. Front-loading of exports and solid ...

This brief outlines how countries in Asia and the Pacific should ramp up resilient global supply chains to help capitalize on soaring demand for critical minerals as the shift toward the clean energy ...