News
13 February 2025

ASEAN Vows Coordinated Action in Shift to Sustainable Agriculture

Leaders adopt action plan detailing strategies aimed at optimizing existing approaches and exploring innovative initiatives promoting sustainable agriculture.

Event
12 March 2025

Business Solutions to Scale Up Sustainability

This webinar examined policies, financial instruments, and digital solutions that can help women entrepreneurs scale their businesses while advancing sustainability.

Publication
10 February 2025

Minimum Wage and Educational Pathways in Indonesia: General or Vocational Tracks?

This study investigates the relationship between minimum wage policies and educational choices, specifically the decision between vocational and general school enrollment.

Article
5 February 2025

Harnessing Digital Platforms for Southeast Asia’s Inclusive Prosperity

To realize the full public benefit of digital platforms, the region must prioritize investments in digital public infrastructure and foundational technologies.

Article
4 February 2025

Data Centers and the Sustainability Challenge

Rising energy costs and cooling demands underscore the urgency of a transition to green solutions.

Publication
31 January 2025

Strengthening Foundations for a Food- and Nutrition-Secure Future in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

This report shows how the Lao PDR can boost food security by strengthening agricultural value chains, supporting rural areas, and scaling up food systems.

Publication
30 January 2025

Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Marine Litter Management in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam: Policy Analysis and Opportunities

This brief compares plans by Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam to tackle plastic pollution and looks at ways to finance programs to reduce marine litter.

Publication
29 January 2025

Double Dualism, Economic Growth Slowdown, and Falling Income Inequality in Thailand

This paper uses the structuralist approach to understand how income inequality coupled with unimpressive economic growth in Thailand have become deeply intertwined.

Article
28 January 2025

Expanding Financial Inclusion for Low-Income Women in the Philippines

A $10 million loan from ADB enables a microfinance NGO to reach more borrowers in underserved areas.

Publication
27 January 2025

Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of the Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Project in the Philippines

This report shows how a pilot hybrid solar photovoltaic project in the Philippines could be scaled up to other off-grid communities across the archipelago.

Publication
16 January 2025

Harmonization of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Greater Mekong Subregion Countries

This brief shows that harmonizing sanitary and phytosanitary measures among GMS countries can help lower trade barriers and signal product quality to consumers.

Publication
15 January 2025

Leveraging Fintech for Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam

This report explores how fintech solutions can help women entrepreneurs in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam access the finance they need to expand their businesses.

Article
14 January 2025

Paving the Way for ASEAN to Adopt Electric Motorcycles

While the electrification of cars is on the agenda in many countries, two and three-wheelers are still largely out of scope as the region decarbonizes.

Publication
9 January 2025

Social Capital and Economic Development in a Large and Multi-Ethnic Developing Country: Evidence from Indonesia

This study explores the effects of social capital on economic development in Indonesia, a large and multi-ethnic developing country.

News
9 January 2025

Southeast Asia to Grow 4.7% in 2024 on the back of Strong Exports and Public Spending

Manufacturing and trade benefited from the global electronics upturn and shifts in global supply chains.