Asia's Developing Future

By Asian Development Bank Institute

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ADBI is the think tank of the Asian Development Bank. We conduct policy research and capacity building to drive sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.

Episode Date
How to close the finance gap for women entrepreneurs in India
Jan 19, 2024
How to tackle energy poverty for a just transition in Central Asia
Dec 06, 2023
Demographic Transition and Fiscal Sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
Nov 13, 2023
How to promote green central banking and climate-related monetary policy in developing Asia
Sep 15, 2023
How Japan’s sanitation and wastewater management breakthroughs can be applied to developing Asia
Aug 15, 2023
The way forward for "Washington Consensus" development reforms
Jul 28, 2023
How Asia can prevent carbon net-zero ‘greenwashing’
Jun 05, 2023
Understanding the rise of “metaverse” and its significance for developing Asia
Apr 05, 2023
The economics of achieving carbon net zero in Asia’s heavy industry sectors
Mar 22, 2023
What’s in the carbon net zero toolbox for consumption-driven developing countries?
Feb 14, 2023
How to recover learning losses from COVID-19 school closures
Jan 25, 2023
The disruptive effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on economies and global supply chains
Jan 06, 2023
How to move toward inclusive sanitation for gender minorities in developing Asia: Lessons from Nepal
Dec 22, 2022
Developing Asia’s climate change mitigation outlook
Nov 25, 2022
APEC’s Rebecca Sta Maria on regional cooperation to revive supply chains
Nov 11, 2022
Nobel laureate Michael Kremer on closing the digital rural and agricultural development divide
Sep 26, 2022
How 2022 G20 president and 2023 ASEAN chair Indonesia could shape energy transition cooperation
Sep 08, 2022
What Asia tells us about government’s role in fueling private renewable energy investment
Aug 15, 2022
How the G20’s succession of developing country presidencies could help re-shape the global economy
Aug 02, 2022
T7 and its support for G7-Global South cooperation explained
Jul 01, 2022
Central bank governor & finance secretary-designate on sustaining the Philippines' recovery momentum
Jun 20, 2022
Overturning common assumptions about the burden of population aging
May 20, 2022
The role of developing Asia’s central banks in dealing with volatile capital outflows
Apr 27, 2022
How to bridge the gap between policy research and government action to spark Asian economic recovery
Apr 18, 2022
Women’s Economic Empowerment in Asia After COVID-19
Mar 30, 2022
ADBI pioneer on guiding Asia’s development in the face of transformational change and new risks
Mar 22, 2022
Unpacking COVID-19’s economic impacts and recovery potential in the CAREC Region
Mar 03, 2022
Public procurement could be the ticket to innovative recovery in Asia and the Pacific
Jan 31, 2022
How Asia can maximize digitalization’s sustainable economic development-boosting potential
Jan 17, 2022
Indonesia Finance Minister talks strategy to reduce inflation and accelerate recovery
Dec 21, 2021
How developing Asia can lift energy subsidies and advance post-COP26 climate change mitigation
Nov 29, 2021
Rethinking the future of Asian cities after COVID-19
Nov 12, 2021
Unlocking new trade routes between Asia and Europe could deliver an inclusive recovery breakthrough
Oct 28, 2021
How are COVID-19’s economic impacts in Asia shaping the region’s post-pandemic policy prescriptions?
Oct 18, 2021
What Central Asia can tell us about bridging infrastructure and firm competitiveness gaps
Sep 28, 2021
Harmonizing intellectual property regimes could boost innovation in Asia, but how feasible is it?
Sep 15, 2021
How to boost the circular economy and potential for a green recovery in Asia
Aug 31, 2021
India shows how boosting clean water delivery can improve women’s economic participation
Aug 13, 2021
New Zealand Commission Board Chair Assesses the Future of Infrastructure Development in Asia
Jul 27, 2021
What do COVID-19 work behavior adaptations in the UK reveal about the future of public transport?
Jul 16, 2021
How one of Asia’s most dirty fuel-reliant areas can transition to clean energy use
Jun 17, 2021
What does the future hold for post-pandemic labor migration in Asia?
Jun 07, 2021
ADBI’s Dean explains how infrastructure recoupling could deliver a more effective pandemic recovery
May 27, 2021
A central bank governor talks strategy for harnessing financial digitalization for COVID-19 recovery
May 19, 2021
What Asia can do to maximize the impact of COVID-19’s fintech boost to financial inclusion
Apr 28, 2021
How latrines can promote girls’ education
Apr 20, 2021
How landlocked Central Asia could become a post-pandemic infrastructure financing leader
Mar 31, 2021
How Asia can boost mask production and reignite its SME growth engine through trade
Mar 09, 2021
Asia could lay the groundwork for a post-pandemic infrastructure boom through fairer land use
Feb 18, 2021
Central Asia could be a model for advancing SME trade and inclusive recovery
Feb 04, 2021
MSME digitalization could be the ticket to a speedy Asian recovery in 2021
Jan 07, 2021
How to avoid the spiral of climate vulnerability and unsustainable debt
Dec 22, 2020
Could Asia’s alarming acceleration of garbage accumulation become a sustainability success story?
Dec 15, 2020
The increasingly perilous act of balancing Asia’s economies as digitalization accelerates
Dec 03, 2020
The G20’s think tank network is laying the groundwork for evidence-based recovery breakthroughs
Nov 13, 2020
Mastering the art of post-pandemic infrastructure policymaking in politically charged environments
Nov 05, 2020
What Asia can do to strengthen safeguards for its COVID-19 vulnerable aging societies
Oct 20, 2020
Surveys spotlight pandemic impacts and pathways for recovery in developing Asia
Oct 13, 2020
How Asia can finally deliver sustainable sanitation for all
Sep 28, 2020
As pandemic bonds hit the market, what can Asia do to ensure its green bond growth potential?
Sep 16, 2020
Japan’s wastewater lessons in the face of shocks provide timely sanitation solutions for Asia
Aug 31, 2020
The new and unexpected ways Mobility as a Service systems could affect Asia’s cities
Aug 19, 2020
What more can be done to attract wary investors in Asian infrastructure?
Aug 11, 2020
Could AI be the answer to Asia’s mounting education delivery challenges?
Jul 31, 2020
How can digitalization deliver a pandemic soft landing for Asian economies?
Jul 22, 2020
Addressing new challenges for financial inclusion amid a disruptive double whammy
Jul 17, 2020
How can smartphone data promote pandemic recovery?
Jul 01, 2020
How far will Asia’s investors turn to ESG investment?
Jun 23, 2020
The time is now for Asian green investments and an incentivized private sector
Jun 11, 2020
Behavioral insights can support the transition to a post-COVID-19 world
May 25, 2020
Quality infrastructure Asia needs to address COVID-19 and the SDGs
May 14, 2020
Asia’s economic recovery is an opportunity for green policy
May 05, 2020
Mitigating the effects of graying populations in an age of uncertainty
Apr 21, 2020
Improving handwashing access is vital to combating COVID-19
Apr 09, 2020
Book authors dispel doubts about services growth potential in Factory Asia
Apr 01, 2020
How blockchain could revolutionize green finance in Asia
Mar 25, 2020
How will the novel coronavirus impact the trajectory of Asian high-speed rail?
Mar 18, 2020
Asia’s think tank outlook in an age of shocks
Feb 27, 2020
T20 lessons for translating policy ideas into global action
Feb 05, 2020
Investors need “green” definitions to choose sustainable finance
Jan 23, 2020
The future of fintech and inclusive finance is now in Asia and the Pacific
Jan 17, 2020
Solid waste build-up challenges Asia’s city planners
Jan 08, 2020
Will the People’s Republic of China remain a green bonds leader?
Dec 18, 2019
ADBI book launch of Central Bank Digital Currency and Fintech in Asia
Nov 27, 2019
ADBI book launch of Achieving Energy Security in Asia
Nov 21, 2019
Rethinking engineer training is vital to meeting Asian infrastructure demand
Nov 06, 2019
Central banks’ changing views on green finance
Oct 23, 2019
Papua New Guinea is the forefront of fintech financial inclusion breakthroughs
Oct 08, 2019
Public works, infrastructure spending can offset negative effects of liberalized trade
Oct 03, 2019
Services important for developing Asia growth, both past and future
Sep 19, 2019
Where are Asia’s migration trends and attitudes headed?
Sep 11, 2019
How to thread the economic and political needle on Asian infrastructure growth
Sep 04, 2019
How resilient is Southeast Asia in weathering economic volatility?
Aug 29, 2019
Republic of Korea needs green finance to meet climate change commitments
Aug 21, 2019
Spillover taxes could help boost green energy projects in Asia
Aug 14, 2019
Singapore started well but more is needed to become a green finance hub
Aug 07, 2019
The effect of services needs to be updated in economic activity data to avoid bad decisions
Jul 31, 2019
Peer-to-peer lending could help small firms find funds, but careful handling is needed
Jul 25, 2019
Trade in services should be encouraged for sustainable development goals
Jul 18, 2019
Routinization's impact on labor shares in developing vs developed Asia
Jul 10, 2019
Japan’s declining labor share attributed to conditions in growing service industries
Jul 02, 2019
T20 delivers recommendations to Prime Minister Abe, informs G20 Summit
Jun 26, 2019
T20 Japan ignites a G20 quality infrastructure boom
Jun 20, 2019
T20 Japan tackles the G20’s demographic dividend reversal
Jun 13, 2019
T20 Japan policy innovations detail keys to digital disruption-ready labor and education
Jun 05, 2019
PPPs and GIBs can be used to effectively finance low-carbon infrastructure to fight climate change
May 29, 2019
T20 Japan think tanks boost the impact of the G20
May 22, 2019
Bangladesh needs to act to boost renewable energy as climate change effects loom
May 13, 2019
Malaysia labor income share rises, inequality falls, but it isn’t a good sign
May 01, 2019
Evidence increasing of link between globalization and declining labor income share
Apr 25, 2019
Viet Nam needs major changes to meet its renewable energy goals
Apr 19, 2019
Internal migration rules decrease trade benefits, increase disparity in the PRC
Apr 10, 2019
Manufacturing in developing countries benefits from quality service firms
Apr 03, 2019
More work is needed to help local renewable power projects succeed
Mar 28, 2019
A new consumption tax could fund development of necessary low-carbon energy system
Mar 20, 2019
Governments should consider local conditions in bank regulations to aid the poor
Mar 13, 2019
FinTech advances can help farmers in Asia and the institutions that serve them
Mar 06, 2019
Indian cities can partner with foreign peers to get ahead
Feb 27, 2019
Thailand needs better tax regulations, enforcement to fight “shadow” economy
Feb 20, 2019
People’s Republic of China needs to step up property and income tax reforms
Feb 13, 2019
Postal savings banks should be tapped to strengthen financial systems in emerging Asia
Feb 13, 2019
Bank of Japan stock buying will be hard to unravel
Feb 06, 2019
Foreign remittances should be a key part of expanding services at postal savings banks
Jan 29, 2019
A simplified tax system could draw more small businesses to pay tax
Jan 23, 2019
Postal savings banks have served women better but could do more
Jan 23, 2019
Overweight and obesity threaten economic development in Asia and the Pacific
Jan 16, 2019
Tajikistan’s vital remittance income hurt by Russian Federation economic downturn
Jan 16, 2019
Asian think tanks face challenges even as they multiply
Jan 09, 2019
India creates a tool to manage water resources amid crisis
Jan 09, 2019
The four Rs to look for in think tanks
Jan 04, 2019
ASEAN needs to do more to maintain its emergency rice reserves and use them efficiently
Jan 04, 2019
The “kicker” bond could help kick-start infrastructure projects
Dec 27, 2018
In richer economies, the poor are more at risk of becoming obese than the more affluent
Dec 27, 2018
Digital technology is essential to better financial services for small businesses
Dec 20, 2018
Obesity “time bomb” ticks away in developing economies
Dec 20, 2018
Asia has a lot more catching up to do in green investments
Dec 12, 2018
Central banks in developing Asia are prepared for uncertain times
Dec 12, 2018
Land trusts are the best way to acquire private land for infrastructure
Dec 05, 2018
In the People’s Republic of China, girls now have more schooling than boys
Dec 05, 2018
More action is needed to achieve fair taxation in the digital economy
Nov 28, 2018
Denying credit to small and medium-sized enterprises may threaten an economy’s growth
Nov 28, 2018
The New Silk Road and its network of projects could be a “win-win” for all
Nov 21, 2018
Financial inclusion needs to be part of the government’s strategy in the Kyrgyz Republic
Nov 21, 2018
Different laws reflect a country’s unique culture and can hinder or stimulate innovation
Nov 14, 2018
Social networks facilitate informal finance in the People's Republic of China
Nov 13, 2018
Successful urbanization could free developing countries from the middle-income trap
Nov 07, 2018
Stronger credit data systems boost services
Nov 07, 2018
Increased monitoring is essential for Asian countries’ smooth economic integration
Oct 31, 2018
Pacific island countries need to clear many hurdles to get into export markets
Oct 31, 2018
Freer trade can raise living standards and bring down the prices of goods and services
Oct 24, 2018
Small-scale solar systems would be better for developing countries
Oct 24, 2018
Blockchain technology could raise investments for green-energy projects
Oct 17, 2018
To change the world, tell a good story, says World Toilet Organization founder
Oct 10, 2018
Asia and the Pacific need to do more to spur financial inclusion
Oct 10, 2018
The Republic of Korea should help women enter and stay in the workforce
Oct 03, 2018
Malaysia needs to take a long, hard look at state-linked firms
Oct 03, 2018
High-speed rail in the People’s Republic of China boosts market access and income
Sep 26, 2018
Regulatory reform, willingness to fail needed for Republic of Korea small businesses
Sep 26, 2018
Better financial literacy and inclusion would strengthen Azerbaijan’s financial sector
Sep 19, 2018
Improve competition, laws, and regulation to lessen role of chaebol in Republic of Korea
Sep 19, 2018
Can we make money from waste?
Sep 12, 2018
Republic of Korea should consider the impact of the minimum wage before hiking it again
Sep 12, 2018
High-speed railway projects need careful study to ensure success
Sep 05, 2018
Global outsourcing comes with environmental costs
Sep 05, 2018
Will financial liberalization trigger an economic crisis in China?
Aug 29, 2018
Innovative firms in the People’s Republic of China are redefining manufacturing
Aug 29, 2018
Five global megatrends are forcing electric utilities to rethink the way they do business
Aug 22, 2018
Harnessing innovation is the path to growth in developing countries
Aug 22, 2018
Asia needs better financial monitoring and safeguards as integration increases
Aug 15, 2018
Solar energy use is growing fast as production costs plunge
Aug 15, 2018
So far, so good, for emerging Asia but financial, monetary challenges remain
Aug 08, 2018
Democratic People's Republic of Korea could become a market economy in 20 to 25 years
Aug 08, 2018
Steel trade war threatens to bring back “dark ages” in world commerce
Aug 02, 2018
Economic models show China yuan shift, Malaysia–Singapore reactions, were best options
Aug 02, 2018
Using diversified energy in agriculture can protect food security
Jul 25, 2018
Trade opening transformed Indian industries
Jul 25, 2018
Global and Asian financial oversight needs updating before the next crisis hits
Jul 18, 2018
Crisis to opportunity—Asia and the Pacific are more integrated since 2008
Jul 18, 2018
Australia, New Zealand have “green” policies but neither has reached its renewable-energy potential
Jul 11, 2018
Lessons from the Asian contagion helped the IMF tackle global financial crisis
Jul 11, 2018
Tighter immigration rules threaten India’s IT talent exports
Jul 04, 2018
China may be about to repeat the financial mistakes of Japan in the 1980s
Jul 04, 2018
Financial regulators hold the key to climate change
Jun 27, 2018
Good credit markets and banking can drive innovation in developing economies
Jun 27, 2018
Intangible capital of technology and know-how matters more for profit than production
Jun 20, 2018
Better indicators are needed to track the well-being of elderly in developing countries
Jun 20, 2018
World oil prices have multiple effects on an energy-exporting economy
Jun 13, 2018
Financial technology will help lower remittance costs for Asia
Jun 13, 2018
Revamped Pacific trade pact is an important step forward for development
Jun 06, 2018
Migrant workers add huge value to the countries where they work
Jun 06, 2018
Attempts to slow the People’s Republic of China’s housing construction expose other problems
May 30, 2018
China’s trade and investment slowdown could hamper developing Asia
May 23, 2018
China can sustain long-term growth, with a few changes at home
May 16, 2018
Asia should promote domestic demand and lessen its reliance on electronic exports
May 09, 2018
China’s declining growth is structural, not a cyclical downturn
May 09, 2018
China is facing many of the problems Japan encountered as it strives for growth
Apr 27, 2018
Indonesia rice subsidy program improves children’s health
Apr 19, 2018
Green bonds offer a sustainable alternative for Asian development funding
Apr 11, 2018
Japanese investors are looking overseas for returns, but avoiding developing Asia
Apr 05, 2018
Low rates are hurting developing countries, says Bank of Thailand head
Mar 28, 2018
Central banks are losing power to influence markets as interest rates hit zero
Mar 28, 2018
The global agenda is evolving, and big players need to change the rules
Mar 23, 2018
Commodity price shocks hurt credit growth in developing countries
Mar 23, 2018
Can trade avert a water crisis? Part 2
Mar 14, 2018
Investors want flexibility in the law and its cultural drivers, which leads to innovation
Mar 14, 2018
China’s “shadow banking” after the 2007 global crisis yields unexpected results
Mar 07, 2018
Can trade avert a water crisis? Part 1
Mar 07, 2018
Developing countries need to fix domestic problems to best benefit from globalization
Mar 01, 2018
Who would have thought that punctuation could influence borrowing and lending?
Mar 01, 2018
Urbanization in India, lessons from Korea, food insecurity, US trade imbalance, inequality in China
Feb 22, 2018
Better sanitation systems lead to economic growth
Feb 15, 2018
SMEs in Asia need easier access to credit
Feb 12, 2018
Community sanitation can be cheaply improved with money-making technology
Feb 02, 2018
Burgeoning migrant labor is changing economic structures worldwide
Jan 25, 2018
Women business owners surf the Internet to access credit
Jan 25, 2018
Emerging economies can learn a lot from how Korea faced down financial crises
Jan 18, 2018
Inequality will worsen as people in the PRC get older
Jan 18, 2018
Corruption is starving the poor in developing economies
Jan 11, 2018
Will India and China have enough to eat?
Jan 11, 2018
Economic growth can be measured by counting tax revenue
Dec 14, 2017
Trade imbalance data is better than it looks
Dec 14, 2017
Asia trade needs to get ready for the impact of Brexit and the US undoing of NAFTA
Dec 06, 2017
A simple change in transport infrastructure thinking can have wide social effects
Dec 06, 2017
India’s cities are encouraging manufacturing to promote growth
Dec 01, 2017
The world is facing a new nexus between urbanization, development, environment, and inequality
Dec 01, 2017
Governments should prepare for migration surges by providing housing, schools, roads, transport
Nov 22, 2017
Developing Asia urgently needs to examine who should pay for the elderly
Nov 22, 2017
Rapid economic growth breeds inequality in Indonesia
Nov 16, 2017
Asia shows unconventional monetary policy works in crisis
Nov 16, 2017
PRC slowdown offers a chance to readjust trade priorities
Nov 08, 2017
Developing countries have chance to start green energy development
Nov 08, 2017
Emerging Asia’s integration has pluses and minuses
Nov 08, 2017
India’s elderly poor are being left behind
Oct 24, 2017
Ways to jumpstart global productivity
Oct 24, 2017
In Asia, aging parents get more help from daughters than sons
Oct 24, 2017
Trade creates jobs in Viet Nam but technology might be harming low-skilled workers
Oct 17, 2017
Housing lessons from Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore
Oct 17, 2017
Peer-to-peer lending opens capital access to start ups, but at a risk—David Storey, ADBI analyst
Oct 17, 2017
How demographics affected the fortunes of Japan’s private railways—ADBI Dean
Oct 10, 2017
Remittances reduce poverty in Asia
Oct 10, 2017
Economic corridors are looking good for Greater Mekong
Oct 10, 2017
Ha Noi can offer more attractive terms to private investors in a new ring road—ADBI Dean
Oct 02, 2017
Beyond speaking truth to power—Adam Posen, head, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Oct 02, 2017
Japan's banks are transmitting lower interest rates to Asia—Robert McCauley, BIS
Oct 02, 2017
The People’s Republic of China is exporting industrial capacity and financial risk
Sep 25, 2017
Obesity and overweight cost about US$166 billion in Asia and the Pacific
Sep 25, 2017
Some positive lessons from the Asian financial crisis—Hyun-Song Shin, BIS
Sep 25, 2017
ASEAN is banking on “clean” coal in the absence of an alternative
Sep 17, 2017
Northeast India can get private firms to fund roads with the promise of spillover effects—ADBI Dean
Sep 17, 2017
Pension crisis looms in emerging Asia
Sep 17, 2017
Cambodian banks are looking at a deposit-insurance system
Sep 12, 2017
US exit from TPP paves way for PRC influence—G. Nataraj, Institute of Public Administration, India
Sep 12, 2017
Can trade create jobs globally?
Sep 12, 2017
How does exchange rate volatility influence exports?
Sep 04, 2017
The sharp rise in overweight and obesity in Asia and the Pacific threatens their prosperity
Sep 04, 2017
“Everyone is born an entrepreneur.” M. Yunus, Grameen Bank, Nobel laureate
Sep 04, 2017
Think tanks should look beyond economics to cultural and societal values. Guntram Wolff, Bruegel
Aug 25, 2017
Information and communication technology empowers women
Aug 25, 2017
Lack of infrastructure, rules hamper developing Asia’s digital trade
Aug 25, 2017
Grassroots funding boosts green energy projects in Japan
Aug 20, 2017
Will 2025 be the final deadline for the ASEAN Economic Community?
Aug 20, 2017
Asian financial crisis—looking back, looking forward. M. Ayhan Kose, World Bank
Aug 20, 2017
Financial regulations need to adapt to digital finance
Aug 10, 2017
Path to financial inclusion is better financial education, literacy
Aug 10, 2017
E-commerce is changing how the world does business
Aug 10, 2017
Pointers from Asia for urbanization in Africa
Aug 03, 2017
Trade is ripe for disruption because it’s inefficient and not particularly inclusive. Alisa DiCaprio
Aug 03, 2017
Central Asia and the Caucasus farm sector needs a boost
Aug 03, 2017
Farms in Central Asia and the Caucasus face hurdles
Jul 26, 2017
Postal savings accounts benefit women, the poor, and rural people the most
Jul 26, 2017
Blockchain pilots making waves in developing Asia
Jul 26, 2017
Post offices can serve those who can’t access banks but must be regulated so they’re accountable
Jul 18, 2017
Viet Nam shows how to integrate an agricultural value chain
Jul 18, 2017
What can governments in Asia do to help SMEs succeed in export markets?
Jul 18, 2017
Education, jobs, SMES needed to spread wealth. Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan governor
Jul 06, 2017
SMEs need financial education; post offices can go where banks can’t. Naoyuki Yoshino, ADBI dean
Jul 06, 2017
Negative interest rates to remain important. Narayana Kocherlakota, former Minneapolis Fed CEO
Jul 06, 2017
Global micro insurance can help reduce poverty
Jul 06, 2017
Training, info, women’s involvement can bolster fragile states. Patrick Safran, ex- ADB official
Jul 06, 2017
SMEs need help with rules and entering export markets. Arancha Gonzales, ITC executive director
Jul 06, 2017