ADB President Masato Kanda urged increased investment in science, technology, and innovation to drive inclusive and sustainable growth in Southeast Asia during his keynote address at the 9th Science ...

Keynote address by Masato Kanda, President, Asian Development Bank, at the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, , Jakarta, Indonesia ...

ADB has lowered its growth forecasts for economies in developing Asia and the Pacific this year and next year. The downgrades are driven by expectations of reduced exports amid higher United States ...

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 domestic demand boosted growth in the first quarter of 2025, ...

Bringing Georgia closer to becoming food-secure and climate change-resilient with key infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms that support irrigation modernization and encourage private investments ...

The current and projected economic growth in Bangladesh, compared with other developing countries in South Asia.

Leste’s upcoming accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and pledged to expand ADB’s development cooperation during his first official visit to the country.

ADB's Business Training program, funded by Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-fi), offers training to women entrepreneurs, especially those from ethnic minorities, to help them successfully ...

Ambitious reforms introduced through ADB's New Operating Model show promise in enhancing cross-regional collaboration and country-focused operations. However, clearer communication, streamlined ...

What is IF-CAP? Asia and the Pacific is uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, floods, and sea-level rises. There is an immense climate ...

The Asia Pacific Tax Hub (APTH) is instrumental in strengthening Domestic Resource Mobilization and International Tax Cooperation and in supporting developing member countries’ efforts to achieve the ...

Priyantha Wijayatunga, ADB’s Senior Director of the Energy Sector Office, explains the key principles of ADB’s energy agenda, the role and future of its Energy Policy, and provides examples from the ...