Major challenges faced by Asian cities include poor planning, a lack of affordable housing, inequalities, pollution, climate vulnerabilities, and urban infrastructure deficits. The book’s 19 articles ...

This paper examines India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, a package of support for poor and vulnerable people that included access to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a clean cooking fuel.

Asian Development Bank’s Secretary Bruno Carrasco and Deputy Secretary Harumi Kodama extend an advance welcome to participants of the 59th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors, to be held in ...

This paper finds that workers in low-income countries face lower exposure to artificial intelligence than those in high-income countries, mainly due to within-occupation task differences, and ...

ADB is establishing a new learning platform to enhance knowledge sharing efforts in its developing member countries, helping them solve their complex challenges through tailored programs built on real ...

The 59th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ADB will be held from 3 to 6 May 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. To request to participate, please apply for accreditation via the online request ...

The ADB Board of Directors endorsed a new Strategic Human Resource Framework designed to empower an agile, high-performing workforce to tackle the region’s most complex development challenges.

Although the technology was designed to rejuvenate oil production in mature oilfields, its value in permanently storing CO2 has recently attracted global interest. The publication concludes that ...

ADB has announced the launch of its High-Level Private Sector Advisory Group on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum ...

Since 2019, the Asian Development Bank has mobilized over $4 billion for ocean action in Asia and the Pacific, supporting coastal resilience, restoring marine ecosystems, reducing pollution, and ...

ADB has signed a CNY141.4 million (equivalent to $20 million) senior secured loan with Zhejiang Xinghan Bona Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd to support the distribution of pharmaceuticals in the ...

ADB President Masato Kanda met with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. today in the first-ever visit by a Palau head of state to the bank’s Manila headquarters.