ADB has appointed Hideaki Iwasaki as Director General for a newly-formed department, Sectors Department 1, which will manage operations for the energy and transport sectors.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Leah Gutierrez as Director General for a newly-formed department within the bank. Ms. Gutierrez assumed the leadership of Sectors Department 3, which ...

ADB has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department, where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion.

ADB’s assistance program for Viet Nam for 2024–2026 focuses on the country’s transition to a climate-resilient and sustainable economy, driven by the private sector and continued policy reforms. This ...

This report examines business-as-usual and low-carbon scenarios for Bangladesh at the national level and Dhaka at the city level. It outlines the technologies, efficiency measures, and investment ...

The project will support sustainable, resilient and inclusive ocean-based tourism development in Coron and El Nido in Palawan Province, through: (i) improvements in urban infrastructure needed to ...

ADB helps India sustain its economic growth momentum by financing robust, inclusive, and modern infrastructure; efficient logistics; well-managed urbanization; social investments; and green ...

ADB operations in the People’s Republic of China help develop innovative, sustainable, knowledge-based, and replicable solutions to address climate change, environmental challenges, and population ...

ADB has approved a $500 million policy-based loan to help the Philippine government expand labor market programs designed to improve the productivity and employability of Filipino workers, while ...

ADB’s partnership with Uzbekistan supports reforms that are helping the country transition into a green, inclusive, and market-driven economy. Since gaining independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has been ...

Tonga faces many of the challenges typical among small island developing states including geographical isolation, limited human and financial resources, and high costs of doing business and providing ...

Samoa has two main islands—Savaii and Upolu—and several smaller ones totaling 2,934 square kilometers of land. The country depends on fisheries and agriculture for exports while importing most of its ...