Search Subscribe
Sign up for our free newsletter and get more of Development Asia delivered to your inbox.
Open configuration options
Why does meaningful youth engagement matter in promoting young women’s economic empowerment, and how do we promote this in our work?
Shifting to a low-carbon economy entails drastic reductions in fossil fuel use and emissions as well as structural adjustments.
Promoting domestic tourism is essential to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s COVID-19 recovery.
This report provides a framework for implementing commercially viable distributed electrification solutions and shares lessons from a pilot in the Philippines.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
A Singapore study shows career breaks to care for family hold back not only a woman’s rise in the corporate ladder but also affect her retirement savings.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
Southeast Asia’s digital transformation is underway but the region still faces barriers to growing its digital economy.
Singapore’s limited land availability did not prevent the National Parks Board from providing open recreational spaces through its Park Connector Network, which converts underused spaces along existing infrastructure into green public spaces that create a sense of openness and livability.
The Republic of Korea has been a leader in training government officials to be catalysts of economic development.