An ADB equity investment project has helped Philippines-based PHINMA Education expand its operations into Indonesia with two universities that now provide quality education to underserved communities.

ADB mobilized a record $8.7 billion in nonsovereign cofinancing in 2024, underscoring the growing role of private sector engagement in advancing development across Asia and the Pacific.

Women in rural Mongolia face constant challenges due to the country’s harsh environment. They must navigate extreme weather to protect their herds and sustain agriculture livelihood to support their ...

Uzbekistan will host the ADB's 59th Annual Meeting on 3 to 6 May 2026. The meeting will be held in the historic city of Samarkand, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Digitalization can be a powerful tool to help reduce persistent economic inequality in Asia and the Pacific—but to harness its potential, governments need to narrow “digital gaps,” including gaps in ...

ADB has partnered with countries in Asia and the Pacific since 1968 to improve urban services and living conditions. With a portfolio of $1.7 billion in 2024, ADB focuses on making cities green, ...

ADB and Thai Union Group Public Company Limited (Thai Union) have signed a $150 million blue financing agreement to enhance the sustainability of shrimp production in Thailand.

Fund, established in April 2017, is a multi-donor trust fund aimed at promoting the integration of HLTs and innovative solutions into sovereign and nonsovereign projects financed and administered by ...

ADB and KfW, the German state-owned development bank, signed a new amendment to their longstanding cofinancing partnership, with KfW committing an additional $2 billion to support joint operations ...

Opening remarks by Masato Kanda, President, Asian Development Bank, at the Meeting Between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Senior Management, at the 58th Annual Meeting, 7 May 2025, Milan, Italy ...

Asia and the Pacific's digital transformation offers opportunities for inclusive and sustainable development. However, if not managed well, it can pose new risks to the region. Policy alignment across ...

ADB President Masato Kanda delivered the opening remarks at the event Transforming Food Systems for the Future of Asia and the Pacific held on the sidelines of the 58th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board ...