For Tajikistan, agriculture is the backbone of rural livelihoods. But outdated irrigation systems and climate risks in the Pyanj River Basin have long threatened food security and incomes.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), with support from the Government of Japan through the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific, is implementing the Water Resources Management in ...

This working paper highlights the role of agroforestry in building climate resilience by restoring degraded landscapes and creating multifunctional and sustainable systems that connect nature, ...

This edition finds that economic growth in Asia and the Pacific will slow slightly as a new global trade environment emerges. The region’s outlook will be shaped by offsetting factors. Higher US ...

View the Asia SME Monitor 2022 Data The development of MSMEs remains key to promoting inclusive growth in developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise ...

E-commerce revolution in Asia and Pacific presents vast economic potential. Asia is the fastest-growing region in the global e-commerce marketplace, with the largest share of the world’s ...

The Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Transformation Forum 2026 will be held from 16–19 March 2026 in Manila, Philippines to advance ADB’s $40 billion Food Systems Transformation commitment and bring ...

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 ...

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 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 $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 ...

For nearly 60 years, ADB and Thailand have been trusted partners working together to solve complex challenges and develop new economic opportunities for the Thai people.