ADB has approved a $20 million financing to improve fiscal sustainability and strengthen Vanuatu’s ability to respond to disasters.

ADB has approved a $24.4 million grant to rehabilitate Port Vila’s wharf road in Vanuatu, which was severely damaged by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in 2024. The financing will help restore critical ...

This brief analyzes qualitative evidence to give policy makers a clearer picture of teaching practices in Asia and the Pacific. It highlights the need to improve teaching to tackle the learning crisis ...

ADB President Masato Kanda described corruption as a “tax on the poor” that undermines development outcomes, as Pasig City Mayor Victor Ma. Regis Sotto joined ADB’s International Anticorruption Day ...

ADB has approved two projects totaling $540 million to accelerate state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms in Pakistan and enhance disaster resilience in the coastal districts of Sindh.

ADB has signed a $100 million loan agreement with Five-Star Business Finance Limited (FBFL) to expand access to micro, small, ...

Stronger-than-expected exports and reduced trade uncertainty have contributed to raised growth forecasts for economies in developing Asia and the Pacific for 2025 and 2026.

ADB has approved a CNY1.068 billion ($150 million equivalent) loan to pilot its first nature credit mechanism in Gulin County, Sichuan Province, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The financing ...

ADB has approved a $200 million loan to support the ongoing Mahaweli Development Program, Sri Lanka’s largest multiuse water ...

ADB has approved a $500 million policy-based loan to support the sustainable management of the Philippines’ marine ecosystems, help rejuvenate coastal areas, and foster vibrant, resilient, and ...

Accounting for the value of nonmarket benefits and costs is an essential part of project economic analysis. The contingent valuation method (CVM) is a stated preference approach used in many areas of ...