the 2002 and 2007 surveys and shows that, while the business environment has improved since 2002, doing business in Papua … New Guinea remains extremely challenging. Continued concerted efforts to improve the business environment will help …

This report investigates urbanization trends across the 14 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development … areas, and systems of urban governance. It presents key actions that Pacific countries need to take to manage urban growth …

Sector Development Initiative (PSDI). It highlights the issues and many of the encouraging outcomes resulting from earlier … technical assistance facility cofinanced by the Australian Agency for International Development. It supports and encourages … inclusive, private sector–led, sustainable economic growth among Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development …

communication technology (ICT) can be used to support business activity and overcome challenges specific to women, (ii) the barriers …

This publication assesses the governance risks for activities of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Cambodia and … recommends risk mitigation measures for the public sector. It follows the Guidelines for Implementing ADB’s Second Governance and … multilateral development partners, and nongovernment organizations. …

Task Force is chaired by the Economics and Research Department and includes representatives from the Central and West Asia … Department, East Asia Department, Pacific Department, Office of Regional Economic Integration, South Asia Department, and … Southeast Asia Department. …

The private sector contributes to economic development by generating jobs and incomes, as well as through investments …, new technologies, knowledge transfer, and enhanced productivity. This is particularly true in Asia and the Pacific, where … development challenges and investment needs of the region remain large and diverse. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) helps address …

China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea. It was prepared by the Asian Development Bank’s Office of Regional … Economic Integration, headed by Iwan J. Azis with Senior Director Ramesh Subramaniam. The production of the Asia Bond Monitor …

Ensuring a secure supply of food is essential, given the world’s (and especially Asia’s) growing population, high and … insecurity in Asia and points to ways to mitigate it. The world’s population has now reached 7 billion, and is projected to … increase by more than 2 billion between now and 2050. Asia will account for majority of the increase. And Asia’s growing …