ADB Publications—May 2024 | 18 Titles

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

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion: Guidelines to Address the Specific Needs of Women and Girls with Disabilities

This publication looks at barriers faced by many women and girls living with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. It provides guidance on inclusive approaches to project and program design, implementation, monitoring, and review.?

Assessment of the Legal Status of Sexual and Gender Minorities in 17 Countries in Asia and the Pacific

This report highlights how sexual and gender minorities in countries across Asia and the Pacific face discrimination and violence. It assesses the legal barriers affecting their lives and recommends policy reforms for increasing inclusion and economic opportunities.

How to Build Nonperforming Loan Trading Platforms in Asia and the Pacific: Issues and Processes

This report analyzes how rising nonperforming loans (NPL) pose a risk to banking sector stability in some economies in Asia and the Pacific. It shows how electronic trading platforms can strengthen NPL markets, bolster cross-border transactions, and enhance transparency.

Leveraging Online Job Portal Data in Asia and the Pacific: A Scoping Study

Analyzing how Asia and the Pacific’s online job portal data can be used to assess labor market and broader economic trends, this report explains why improving data quality and tackling legal and ethical issues can help countries better match labor demand and supply.

Deep-Tier Supply Chain Finance: Unlocking the Potential

This publication explains how deep-tier supply chain finance can unlock financing for small and medium-sized enterprises, improve financial stability, and ensure complex supply chains become more transparent and resilient.

Building Resilient and Responsible Critical Minerals Supply Chains for the Clean Energy Transition

This brief outlines how countries in Asia and the Pacific can build more resilient global supply chains to help capitalize on soaring demand for critical minerals as the shift toward the clean energy transition gains pace.

Low-Cost Carrier Opportunities, Air Transport Liberalization, and Post-Pandemic Recovery in CAREC

This publication highlights the potential of rapidly growing low-cost airlines in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program countries to improve connectivity, increase tourism, and generate economic benefits. It analyzes the market’s development and recommends countries work with the private sector to develop airports and eliminate regional visa requirements.

MORE PUBLICATIONS

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT

• Assessment of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services: Two Cases of Ecosystem Restoration in the People’s Republic of China

ECONOMICS, FINANCE, AND TRADE

• The Bond Market in the Republic of Korea: An ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide Update
• Global Shocks and Monetary Policy Transmission in Emerging Markets
• Leveraging Lessons Learned from India’s Unified Payments Interface for Digital Transformation in Asia and the Pacific
• Unintended Consequences of Business Digitalization among MSMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia?

HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Integrated Primary Care Technologies for Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific
• A Study on Nepal’s National Health Insurance Program

TRANSPORT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

• CAREC Road Safety Engineering Manual 6: Identifying, Investigating, and Treating Blackspots

ADB OPERATIONS

• Artificial Intelligence in Action: Selected ADB Initiatives in Asia and the Pacific
• Community Resilience Partnership Program Trust Fund Annual Report 2023
• Private Sector Operations in 2023: Report on Development Effectiveness

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