5 Ways to Make the Most of Philippine Education Investments
A new survey yields insights on the main factors that influence Filipinos’ education investment choices.
Asia Must Act to Prevent Demographic Dividend from Becoming Tax
Asian countries need to prepare for the potential demographic tax that accompanies gradual population aging.
Asia’s Vibrant Elderly are Redefining What It Means to be “Old”
The Asia and Pacific region is aging rapidly, and that is affecting the region’s workforce, but increased longevity is adding an unexpected element to the picture
Big Data Can Transform SDG Performance. Here’s How
Big Data is a great way to sift through the massive amount of information we need to track for the SDGs.
Can We Measure Infrastructure Investments More Accurately?
It's time to come up with a better way than the GFCF (GG) indicator to measure public infrastructure investment.
Charting Sri Lanka's Aging Population
These charts illustrate how Sri Lanka’s elderly population is increasing while the number of working-age people to help support them is declining. Forward-thinking policies are needed to address the challenges arising from this imbalance.
Does Lower Inequality Mean Less Poverty?
It is widely assumed that reducing inequality goes hand-in-hand with poverty reduction – but this is not always the case.
Filling the Gender Gap on Asset Ownership Data
An ADB pilot study confirms that many women in parts of developing Asia still face barriers to owning assets like land or a house.
Globalization: Between Walls and Roads
In today’s multipolar world, creating barriers to trade will invariably result in reciprocity, so in the end all countries will be worse off.
Harvesting the Good Data that Asia’s Farmers Need
Area frame sampling – which compiles objective agriculture data using geographic areas and advanced technology – is increasingly being used in Asia to help farmers prepare for climate change and extreme weather.