Search Subscribe
Sign up for our free newsletter and get more of Development Asia delivered to your inbox.
In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.
One of the strategies being used to transition to digital banking is to expand the customer base beyond people who use traditional banks.
Enable small and medium-sized enterprises to become part of global value chains to revive economies and promote inclusive growth after COVID-19.
Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development.
In the People’s Republic of China, rehabilitation of the Simao River took an ecological and green development path and was integrated into city plans.
A high poverty rate among older persons in the Republic of Korea calls for better pension services and welfare programs.
Involving forest users in managing and conserving resources while strengthening value chains help curb illegal logging and forest fires.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Nepal is transforming its education system using information and communications technology.
The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to integrate natural capital accounting into its national policy development process may encourage mainstreaming of the practice in other parts of the world.