As Director General, Ms. Gutierrez will deliver ADB's strategic agenda in the Central and West Asia region. She will lead ADB’s engagement with 11 countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, ...

Developing Asia and the Pacific’s growth forecasts are cut to 4.7% in 2025 and 4.6% in 2026 from April. Front-loading of exports and solid domestic demand boosted growth in the first quarter of 2025, ...

ADB has lowered its growth forecasts for economies in developing Asia and the Pacific this year and next year. The downgrades are driven by expectations of reduced exports amid higher United States ...

Bringing Georgia closer to becoming food-secure and climate change-resilient with key infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms that support irrigation modernization and encourage private investments ...

Keynote address by Masato Kanda, President, Asian Development Bank, at the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, , Jakarta, Indonesia ...

ADB President Masato Kanda urged increased investment in science, technology, and innovation to drive inclusive and sustainable growth in Southeast Asia during his keynote address at the 9th Science ...

ADB President Masato Kanda welcomed Timor-Leste’s upcoming accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and pledged to expand ADB’s development cooperation during his first official ...

In an era where universal health coverage is a global good that all countries must achieve, using digital technology to enhance the efficiency of national health financing systems has become essential ...

The current and projected economic growth in Bangladesh, compared with other developing countries in South Asia.