ADB Publications—March 2025 | 14 Titles

Welcome to the ADB Publications monthly newsletter. Browse below to see our latest publications on a wide range of development topics.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

Asian Economic Integration Report 2025: Harnessing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation and Integration

This report examines how regional integration has significantly benefited trade, global value chains, foreign direct investment, finance, migration, remittances, and tourism. It highlights that a renewed focus on regional cooperation could cushion external shocks.

Asia Bond Monitor—March 2025

This edition considers recent developments in financial conditions, local currency bond markets, and sustainable bond markets. It notes a slight weakening of financial market conditions in emerging East Asia from 1 December 2024 to 28 February 2025.

Digitalization for Improving Elder Care

This book examines how digital solutions such as robotics and telemedicine can help address the needs of aging populations, enhance care quality, and support inclusive development. Through case studies, it highlights the importance of involving older people as active participants in the digital economy.

Asian Development Review: Volume 42, Number 1

This issue highlights the importance of knowledge sharing among city governments. Other articles discuss how urban green spaces can reduce flooding and the burning of waste, how growing mung beans can reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers, and how internet access can increase farmers’ incomes. 

Assessing the Enabling Environment for Disaster and Pandemic Risk Financing: A Country Diagnostics Tool Kit

This publication looks at strategies to assess and strengthen disaster and pandemic risk financing in Asia and the Pacific. It provides a diagnostic framework to help countries reduce economic shocks and ensure the availability of post-disaster financing.

Guidebook on Machine Learning Techniques for Road Quality Monitoring

This publication highlights opportunities to harness geospatial data and machine learning algorithms to monitor rural roads efficiently to support connectivity. It explains how smartphones, open-source satellite imagery, and artificial intelligence can be used to augment traditional surveys to improve road data in cost-effective and efficient ways.

Good Practice Note on the Management of Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being: Preventing Psychosocial Risks and Promoting Positive Mental Health in the Workplace

This publication outlines practical steps for preventing psychosocial risks and promoting positive mental health in organizations and project workplaces.

MORE PUBLICATIONS

ECONOMICS, FINANCE, AND TRADE

• Personal Income Taxation in Asia and the Pacific: Future Directions
• Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Assessment for Sri Lanka
• Quantifying the Economic Costs of Climate Change Inaction for Asia and the Pacific

ENERGY

• Just Transition Socioeconomic Impact Assessment for Georgia

TRANSPORT

• CAREC Road Crash Investigation Manual

ADB OPERATIONS

• Mobilization of Private Finance by Multilateral Development Banks and Development Finance Institutions 2023 Joint Report
• People's Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund: Annual Report 2023

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