How Cities in Developing Asia Can Make Financing Go Further with Partnerships Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.
How Environmental Auditing Promotes Good Governance and the Climate Agenda With innovative environmental auditing, auditors can push governments toward better performance in environmental and climate policies.
Mitigating Emerging Food Security Risks in Rice Markets Building the resilience of rice markets is key to ensuring food security amid increasing prices and climate risks in Asia and the Pacific.
A Debt Crisis Would Be Damaging after COVID-19, Here’s How to Avoid It New ADB data underlines the importance of managing public debt effectively as the region emerges from the pandemic amid global uncertainty.
How a Free Education Program in Armenia Is Turbocharging Creative Industries An after-school program for teens that develops technical competence in 21st-century skills is being replicated across the country and beyond.
How to Successfully Privatize State-Owned Enterprises Strengthening governance, building institutional capacity, and weeding out corruption are essential for effective privatization.
The Regional Flyway Initiative: Building a Business Case for Sustainable Wetlands Governments work together to develop viable projects and financing to protect and preserve the wetlands along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.
Maximizing the Potential of the Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor A technical assistance project helped identify and prepare projects and reforms with regional impact.
Asia–Pacific Stands to Benefit from Regionalization of Talent Mobility—Here is How Less developed countries can take advantage of increased talent flows in the region in expanding their “brain network.”
Building Resilience in the Greater Mekong Subregion’s Agri-Food Sector Enhanced policy dialogue and regional cooperation hold the key to improving food security and a strong COVID-19 recovery.