Asian Development Outlook- April 2025
<p>Weak consumption in the People’s Republic of China will partly offset robust domestic demand in South Asia. Disinflation is expected to continue, driven by lower food and energy prices, along
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Kyoto to Paris: transitioning the clean development mechanism
This publication provides insights on deliberations regarding the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) transition and implications for Asia and the Pacific, in preparation for the 26th Conference of Parties
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Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 update: transforming agriculture in Asia
This report forecasts growth in developing Asia of 7.1% in 2021 and 5.4% in 2022 in an uneven recovery caused by divergent growth paths. Its theme chapter explores sustainable agriculture. Growth forecasts
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Climate risk country profile: Bhutan
This publication synthesizes climate characteristics and projections, vulnerability to natural hazards, sectoral climate change impacts, and adaptation priorities in Bhutan. It outlines rapid onset and
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Technology framework for India’s road freight transport: compliance and enforcement architecture reform
In India on-road inspection of road freight in transit is done by several agencies such as tax, transport, police, and forest officials, leading to unscheduled stoppages and delays that add to operational
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Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021, the 52nd edition of this series, includes the most recently available economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 49 regional members
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Capturing the digital economy: a proposed measurement framework and its applications
Amid the growing interest in the digitalization of socioeconomic activities, there is a lack of consensus on an established framework to estimate the digital economy. This special supplement of Key Indicators
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Climate risk country profile: Maldives
This publication comprehensively synthesizes climate characteristics and projections, vulnerability to natural hazards, sectoral climate change impacts, and adaptation priorities in Maldives. It outlines
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Disaster resilience in Asia: a special supplement of Asia’s journey to prosperity- policy, market, and technology over 50 years
This supplement discusses disaster risk, resilience and risk management in Asia and the Pacific. It highlights policy lessons for disaster resilience and pandemic recovery. Asia and the Pacific has seen
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Accelerating sustainable development after COVID-19: the role of SDG bonds
This publication provides an overview of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) bonds as a mechanism to help mobilize the financing required to achieve the SDGs in developing Asia. The importance of development
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COVID-19 and energy sector development in Asia and the Pacific
This guidance note examines the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the energy sector in Asia and the Pacific and outlines key actions that stakeholders can take during the response and the