Asian development outlook 2024
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Relative to other developing regions, developing Asia has experienced a slower decline in employment share in agriculture, compared to its output share; a rapid growth in labor and land productivity; and
The paper provides a review of the literature that links housing, housing finance, and economic development. The housing sector may support poverty reduction and inclusive growth in two general ways. First,
The debate on natural resource scarcity was recently reignited. New scientific findings suggest that humanity has exceeded the planetary boundaries, threatening its own safe operation. Five attributes
This synthesis report is the result of close, collaborative research initiated by the Asian Development Bank in partnership with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; the Asia-Pacific Economic
There are about 15 million people suffering from hepatitis B and C in Pakistan. The prevalence of hepatitis C is around 4.8 percent and that of hepatitis B is nearly around 2.5 percent in Pakistan. A comprehensive
The disease, like SARS which had its origin in south-east Asia some years ago, has already claimed close to 90 lives. The Indian travel industry is still in denial on the impact that Middle-Eastern Respiratory
2.1 million deaths from the effects of air pollution occur each year across the globe finds this study published in the latest edition of journal Environmental Research Letters by Raquel A Silva & et al.
<p>The objective of the study was to explore the evidence available of poor-quality (counterfeit and substandard) medicines in the literature.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/3/8/e002923.full.pdf+html"
Despite widespread poverty in the country, India is on track to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of poverty reduction by 2015, a UN report said today. "...although poverty
Developing Asian countries are strengthening their intellectual property rights regime as they themselves become producers of intellectual property. At the same time, developing Asia has attracted large