ADB Publications - Feb 2023 | 30 Titles

Welcome to the ADB Publications monthly newsletter. Browse below to see our latest publications on a wide range of development topics.

FEATURED?PUBLICATIONS

Asian Economic Integration Report 2023: Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific

This report shows how smart trade and investment policies, and regulatory cooperation in the Asia and Pacific region can help economies tackle climate change, recover from the pandemic, and support resilient and sustainable development.

Asia’s Progress Toward Greater Sustainable Finance Market Efficiency and Integrity

The report provides an overview of policy and market practice to enhance transparency, integrity, and efficiency in sustainable finance and to foster the market’s development. It covers efforts to align taxonomies and standards, and adapt to the trend toward environmental, social, and governance investments.

Gender Bonds: From Incidental to Center Stage

This brief shows how the nascent gender bond market can effectively channel much-needed capital to women-owned small business, boost financial inclusion, and help advance gender equality in the Asia and Pacific region. It recommends development finance institutions take an active role in helping spur the growth of gender bonds to bolster women’s empowerment and meet crucial sustainable development targets.

Integrity Risks and Red Flags in Projects

This series of publications share lessons on reducing integrity risks in projects, drawing on reviews of projects financed by ADB. It aims to help stakeholders and those engaged in designing and implementing development projects learn from past vulnerabilities and effectively mitigate integrity risks. Read lessons from the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development;?Education;?Energy;?Health;?Transport; and?Water?sectors.

Uniquely Urban: Case Studies in Innovative Urban Development

This report presents case studies that highlight how ADB's lending teams respond to development challenges by designing innovative urban projects across the Asia and Pacific region. Based on interviews with teams in countries including Mongolia, India, and Uzbekistan, it delves into projects in sectors including housing, green infrastructure, and tourism, that are helping make cities more resilient.

Financial Digitalization and Its Implications for ASEAN+3 Regional Financial Stability

This publication explores how digitalization is shaking up the finance industry in ASEAN+3 economies, outlines risks and opportunities, and suggests ways of protecting regional financial stability. It emphasizes the need for collaboration amid accelerating digitalization and expanding cross-border banking and payments.

MORE PUBLICATIONS

AGRICULTURE?

• Imperatives for Improvement of Food Safety in Fruit and Vegetable Value Chains in Viet Nam
• Nowcasting from Space: Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Fiji’s Agriculture

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT

• Appraising New Damage Assessment Techniques in Disaster-Prone Fiji
• Disaster Displacement: Indonesia Country Briefing
• Metals and Plastic Recycling in Maldives

ECONOMICS, FINANCE, AND TRADE

• ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Brief No. 1—The Professional Bond Market: A Practical Introduction
• ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Brief No. 2—Professional Investor Concepts and Categories
• Countering Trade-Based Money Laundering
• Fed Tightening and Capital Flow Reversals in Emerging Markets: What Do We Know?
• Rethinking Infrastructure Financing for Southeast Asia in the Post-Pandemic Era
• The Development of Local Currency Bond Markets and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity
• Trade Facilitation, Infrastructure, and International Trade in Central Asian Countries

EDUCATION

• Understanding Social Perceptions of Postsecondary Education and Training in Bhutan

ENERGY

• Achieving a Sustainable and Efficient Energy Transition in Indonesia: A Power Sector Restructuring Road Map

HEALTH

• DKI Jakarta Province Voluntary Local Review 2021—Jakarta Collaboration in Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rise toward a Resilient Jakarta
• Evidence-Based Public–Private Collaboration in the Health Sector: The Potential for Collaborative Governance to Contribute to Economic Recovery from COVID-19 in Asia

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION

• Youth Employment and the Pandemic Recovery in the People’s Republic of China

ADB OPERATIONS

• How ADB Is Strengthening Community Building through Online Communities
• Tajikistan and ADB: 25 Years of Partnership

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