Since its launch in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has stirred intense international debate over its political-economic impacts and a…

High-frequency data on digital payment and personal credit could be valuable input for predicting macroeconomic variables.

This policy paper proposes four strategic directions for Pakistan’s agenda for SMEs, which include i) designing and continuing targeted support…

Russia has been chronically suffering from a structural problem that its economy heavily relies on energy resources. The long-standing and excessive…

Several challenges in transition economies of post-Soviet countries prevent them from reaping the potential benefits of digital transformation in the…

Underdeveloped capital markets tend to inhibit domestic resource mobilization for infrastructure investment.

ASEAN has developed its exit strategy from the Covid-19 pandemic, the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework (ACRF), endorsing the ACRF and its…

There are two new tools for Indonesia to help draw needed foreign investment – the Omnibus Law and a wealth fund. But do not expect significant gains…

Feed-in-tariffs have the greatest overall effect in Asia on driving private investment in renewable energy.

This brief offers a framework for expanding CSO engagement to complement government efforts for the efficient implementation of COVID-19 programs in a…

This paper examines the establishment of the Shandong Green Development Fund; reviews its design, implementation, and impact; and assesses if this can…

An ADB contribution to this report highlights the potential of using innovative data such as satellite imagery and computer vision techniques to help…