ADB Publications—January-February 2024 | 35 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 2024: Decarbonizing Global Value Chains

This report provides an overview of changes in trade and global value chains, cross-border investment, financial integration, and the movement of people in Asia and the Pacific.?A special chapter explores ways to effectively decarbonize global value chains.

People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific

Analyzing how intensifying climate change threatens to increase poverty and hunger in Asia and the Pacific, this report highlights the need for transformative solutions that advance climate action, increase resilience, and protect hard-fought development gains.

SOURCE—The Multilateral Platform for Sustainable Infrastructure

Quality and sustainable infrastructure investments are needed to rebuild smartly and create a more resilient, inclusive, and equitable world. Digital transformation has become an urgent need for governments.

Measuring Globalization: Framework, Analysis, and Implications

This publication introduces the Global Integration Index as a tool to explore how global and regional integration affect development outcomes.

Estimating Value-Added Tax Using a Supply and Use Framework: The ADB National Accounts Statistics Value-Added Tax Model

To bolster economic and financial analyses through national account statistics, this publication presents a model developed by ADB to provide a more consistent measure of non-recoverable value-added tax on products.

The Role of Intermediaries in Inclusive Water and Sanitation Services for Informal Settlements in Asia and the Pacific

In Asia and the Pacific, accessing clean water and sanitation is a constant challenge for residents of informal settlements. Informal service providers, or intermediaries, have emerged in response to this significant essential service gap.

MORE PUBLICATIONS

AGRICULTURE

• Innovation in Focus: Climate Resilience—Water Financing Partnership Facility (Pakistan)

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT

• Addressing Plastic Pollution for Climate Benefits: Opportunities in the Global Plastics Treaty for Asia and the Pacific
• Fiscal Risks of Climate Change: Sources and Practical Solutions
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Advancing Resilience under the Community Resilience Partnership Program

ECONOMICS, FINANCE, AND TRADE

• Armenia's Microfinance Sector at a Glance
• Comparative Analysis of Collateral Eligibility Criteria
• The Determinants of Product-Specific Rules of Origin: An Econometric Analysis in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
• Factors Affecting Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development in Developing Asia: Findings from a?Probabilistic Principal Component Analysis
• Measuring the Contribution of International Remittances to Household Expenditures and Economic Output: A Micro–Macro Analysis for the Philippines
• The Nexus between Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Quality, and Economic Resilience A Cross-Country Analysis during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Nurturing Short-Term Rentals in Thailand

EDUCATION

• The Role of Tertiary Education for Green Transition: Initiatives in the Republic of Korea

GENDER EQUALITY

• Facilitating Entrepreneurship Growth by Lifting Barriers: A White Book on Women-Owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam
• Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in South Asia: An Assessment for Action
• Sustainable Finance Benefits from a Gender Lens

GOVERNANCE

• Mobilizing Taxes for Development
• Snapshot of Sustainable Development Goals at the Subnational Government Level in Indonesia
• Tax Incentives and Investment

HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Adult Vaccination in Asia and the Pacific: Policies, Financial Needs, and Fiscal Impacts
• Costing Social Protection Reform for Asia and the Pacific: Strategies for Financing Social Protection to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in the Developing Member Countries

REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION

• Estimating Regional Integration Using the Bayesian State-Space Approach

TRANSPORT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

• Resolving Demand-Side Issues in Electric Vehicle Financing in India

ADB OPERATIONS

• Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Analysis to Inform ADB’s Country Partnership Strategies and?Project Designs in South Asia: A Guidance Note
• How ADB Builds Long-Term Knowledge and Capacity in Developing Member Countries through Expert Deployment
• How Dynamic Country Knowledge Plans Help Transform ADB’s Value to Clients
• Kazakhstan and ADB (1994-2024): 30 Years of Partnership

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