Event
30 October 2025

GMS Innovation Forum: Advancing Sectoral Digitalization through Regional Action

The event is open to ADB staff, members of the public and private sectors, development partners, think tanks, and startups.

Article
29 October 2025

How a Rural Wind Power Project Generates Not Just Electricity, but Also Stable Jobs and Hope

ADB’s impact analysis shows the project contributed $89.6 million to Viet Nam’s gross domestic product, signifying a substantial economic stimulus.

Publication
24 October 2025

Designing a Country’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Index Using Firm-Level Data: The Case of Thailand

This paper sets out a new way to quantitatively assess what affects MSME development nationally. It examined firm-level panel data from Thailand.

Article
22 October 2025

Local Communities Nurse Watersheds Back to Health

In Cambodia and the Philippines, farmers learn land restoration and ecological farming techniques to improve water and food security and for flood protection.

Event
20 November 2025

Financing Solutions for Women-Led Enterprises

This webinar spotlights innovative financing mechanisms and solutions that can unlock capital for women-led green businesses.

Event
23 October 2025

Leveraging Carbon Finance for Mobilizing Private Capital in Southeast Asia

The webinar explores the challenges and opportunities for countries in Southeast Asia in leveraging international carbon markets to pursue decarbonization pathways.

News
17 October 2025

ASEAN Adopts Long-Term Vision for Sustainable Minerals Development

Southeast Asia is a major producer and refiner of minerals that are critical to the region's transition to a low-carbon economy.

Article
15 October 2025

Unlocking Opportunities through Affordable Private Education

A successful model of 'bare bones, no frills, brass knuckles education' in the Philippines is replicated in Indonesia to make tertiary education more accessible to underserved youth.

Event
4 November 2025

BSP-ADB ASEAN Economic Outlook

This webinar will examine drivers of growth for ASEAN and selected economies as they navigate the new global order amid higher US tariffs.

Publication
10 October 2025

Strengthening the Ecosystem of Vibrant MSMEs for Resilient Growth in Asia and the Pacific

Learn strategies for MSMEs to overcome financing and digital hurdles and fuel inclusive growth.

Article
9 October 2025

Protecting Mangroves and Seagrass Could Boost Indonesia’s New Climate Targets

As the world works towards net-zero emissions, Indonesia has a huge opportunity to boost its climate leadership.

Event
13 October 2025

From Geneva to Southeast Asia: Turning Plastics Treaty Ambitions into Action

This webinar highlights how countries are shaping accountability and circular solutions, and explores opportunities to turn treaty ambitions into concrete regional action.

News
7 October 2025

Lessons from Busan: How Smart Tourism Ecosystems Enhance Sustainability and Resilience

Mid-career officials from BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT, and GMS gathered in Busan in the Republic of Korea to share knowledge and collaborate on smart tourism ecosystems.

Publication
3 October 2025

Energy Transition Readiness Assessment for Developing Asia and the Pacific

This publication provides a structured, data-driven, and forward-looking approach to evaluate and analyze the readiness of developing Asian countries for energy transition.

News
1 October 2025

ADB, World Bank Back ASEAN Power Grid Financing Initiative

A dedicated coordination mechanism will mobilize financing and provide technical support.