This publication is part of a collection of studies that examine the experiences of Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Kazakhstan in global value chains.

As India strengthens its governance framework to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving socioeconomic landscape, building a more skilled and adaptive public sector workforce has become critical. This ...

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

ADB and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) have signed a $250 million syndicated finance package to support sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture ...

ADB has approved a $3 million grant to help address water shortages in Sri Lanka’s Northwestern and Uva provinces by constructing modern pipe distribution network (PDN) systems. The project will ...

ADB has launched a $40 million emergency assistance facility under its Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) to support Sri Lanka’s recovery from the devastation of Cyclone Ditwah. The ...

ADB invested 41 million Georgian lari (GEL) (about $15.2 million) as an anchor investor in Tegeta Holding’s sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs)—the first SLBs issued in GEL. This investment marks a ...

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

ADB has approved a $10 million loan for the Responsible Forestry Project Phase I in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), marking ADB’s first investment in the country’s forestry sector in a ...

This brief shows how Asian economies have missing exports worth 6% of GDP since the 2008 global financial crisis and explains why reducing trade barriers, improving logistics, and targeting investment ...

ADB and China Water Affairs Group Limited (CWA) have signed a $150 million (in Chinese yuan equivalent) financing package to address land-based pollution stemming from the challenges of Ningxiang City ...

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.