MANILA, PHILIPPINES (16 July 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Wempi Saputra as Vice-President for Sectors and Themes for a 3-year term. "Wempi Saputra brings the experience, ...

Examine how global value chains affect growth and inequality and how emerging global trends are reshaping trade and ...

ADB is putting faster and more flexible crisis response tools in place to help its members in Asia and the Pacific protect ...

List of ADB Statements ...

The Middle East conflict is expected to weigh more heavily on developing Asia and the Pacific than earlier anticipated, with growth moderating to 4.9% this year, down from 5.5% in 2025. Activity ...

This publication provides a comprehensive framework to assess Value for Money (VfM) in procurement for infrastructure projects financed by multilateral development banks to help ensure resources ...

The project will support the construction of two sections, totaling 53.1 kilometers (km), of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), a 163 km suburban railway network connecting the regional center ...

This paper uses Bayesian Model Averaging techniques to explore the relationship between environmental degradation and economic growth and finds that per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon ...

Amid the growing interest in the digitalization of socioeconomic activities, there is a lack of consensus on an established framework to estimate the digital economy. This report proposes a definition ...

This sector guide describes the context and rationale that will guide ADB’s agenda in supporting developing member countries with financing, knowledge, convening ability, and technical assistance (TA) ...

This publication synthesizes climate characteristics and projections, vulnerability to natural hazards, sectoral climate change impacts, and adaptation priorities in Indonesia. It outlines rapid onset ...

Flagship study that analyzes major challenges in developing regional infrastructure, particularly transport and energy through regional cooperation towards a seamless Asia. In view of Asia's enormous ...