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Pacific Economic Monitor: July 2015 - Midyear Review
This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor updates the 2015 and 2016 GDP growth and inflation projections for ADB's Pacific developing member countries. The policy briefs included in this issue focus on disasters in the Pacific.
ADB-Asian Think Tank Network eNewsletter Issue 2
This issue of the ADB-Asian Think Tank Network e-newsletter features highlights from the ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2014 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Pacific Economic Monitor: December 2014 - Budget Analysis
An analysis of 2014 budget outcomes and 2015 plans of ADB's Pacific member countries is the focus of this issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, also including an analysis of opportunities and challenges from external factors.
News from Nepal: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Nepal Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (October 2014)
Asian Development Bank’s main focus in its current country partnership strategy (CPS, 2013-2017) has been on making Nepal’s energy sector a key driver of inclusive economic growth.
Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies - October 2014
This issue of the Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Development Studies features five articles of subregional importance spanning the subjects of free trade areas, tourism, and human trafficking.
Pacific Economic Monitor: July 2014 - Midyear Review
This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor updates the 2014 and 2015 GDP growth and inflation projections for ADB's Pacific developing member countries, from those presented earlier in Asian Development Outlook 2014.
Climate Action South Asia: Information Update No. 5 (Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia)
This issue describes an ADB study that examined the economic costs of climate change to the region over the range of climate change conditions expected in the future.
News from Nepal: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Nepal Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (May 2014)
This issue of News from Nepal focuses on ADB projects that have helped improve Nepal's urban infrastructure and service delivery, including water supply and sanitation, urban transport, and integrated urban development.
From Aceh to Tacloban: Lessons from a Decade of Disaster
Development Asia looks at the lessons learned from a decade of dealing with natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific and at how the region’s economic growth could suffer unless it acts collectively on disaster risk.
ADB-Asian Think Tank Network eNewsletter Issue 1
This first issue of the ADB-Asian Think Tank Network e-newsletter highlights the discussion of the first forum held in Beijing on 30-31 October 2013, and gives a list of participating think tanks to the initiative.