Impacts of Increasing Integration: Challenges in Trade, Finance and the Environment
Regional cooperation and integration (RCI) has played an important role in Asia’s growth and development, and will have to play a role in managing the consequences of this ascendancy going forward.
Inclusive Growth Needs Inclusive Business
To deliver inclusive growth, we need more companies with inclusive business models that provide solutions for the job and service delivery problems of the poor.
Infrastructure Key to Unlocking Pan-Asian Integration
South Asia-Southeast Asia integration is no longer a pipe dream and with national and regional policy attention, it can become a reality.
Innovation to Drive Viet Nam's Fourth Industrial Revolution
The country needs a more dynamic and innovative private sector, fueled by home-grown entrepreneurship.
It’s Not Only Manufacturing – Trade Services Also Take Workers Out of Poverty
Trade services are a viable alternative to keep low-skilled workers out of poverty in middle-income countries.
Lessons for Asia from the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009
The global financial crisis of 2008-2009 offers a rare opportunity for many economies to undertake wide-ranging structural reforms to improve productivity and economic efficiency.
Let’s Make It Easier For Countries to Trade
The World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement provides a roadmap for developing economies to increase trade while also increasing the benefits it provides to their citizens.
Let’s Scale Up, Vary Access to SME Finance to Boost Asia’s Growth, Cross-Border Trade
We need to make the best possible use of all financial instruments in our national and regional tool boxes so SMEs in Asia can continue driving national economies, providing jobs, and becoming globally competitive.
Making RCEP Successful Through Business-Friendly Rules of Origin
The massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership presents a major trade opportunity for Asia but there are still critical details that need to be worked out.
Nepal Earthquake Victims Learn Masonry Skills to Build Back Better
The ADB-supported Skills Development Project in Nepal is conducting training courses for masons to learn how to build houses to make them more resilient to future natural hazards like the 2015 earthquake.