ADB has signed a $3 billion sovereign exposure exchange agreement with the World Bank to increase ADB’s lending capacity for its developing member countries.

Group, chaired in 2025 by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), met today to review progress on joint actions and chart priority areas for the Group’s future work.

ADB President Masato Kanda reaffirmed ADB’s commitment to deepening partnerships and advancing multilateral collaboration during engagements with key development partners on the sidelines of the 2025 ...

Malnutrition costs Asia $346 billion annually, undermining productivity and growth. Yet every $1 invested in nutrition yields up to $23 in economic returns. Discover how nutrition-smart financing can ...

ADB approved a plan to scale up its operations by 50% over the next decade, leveraging its existing capital base to enhance its development impact across Asia and the Pacific. ADB Capital Management ...

This framework outlines how to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into ADB’s operations in South Asia to help close the gender gap, combat exclusion, and bolster equitable economic ...

The survey assessed institutional investors’ interest in green bonds issued in Indonesia and explored the perspectives of local arrangers and underwriters on their clients’ interest in green bond ...

The Bank of Japan has not only been a pioneer in pursuing unconventional monetary policy, but has also become a reference point for other central banks. Low inflation hit the Japanese economy shortly ...

Analyzing how the role of ASEAN economies in global value chains has helped spur their recovery and cut poverty, this publication shows the need to future-proof these critical networks to ensure ...

ADB and Indigo Tajikistan Closed Joint Stock Company (Tcell) have signed a $30 million equivalent local currency financing agreement to expand and modernize mobile connectivity in Tajikistan.

ADB President Masato Kanda concluded a visit to Canada this week, meeting with government leaders and business representatives to deepen collaboration on private sector engagement, energy security, ...

The TA will contribute to the preparation of climate mitigation and adaptation projects, which will be aligned with the Paris Agreement and responsive to the climate change priorities of the selected ...