Increasing job opportunities and decent work for women are essential for advancing economic and social development in countries, because many women continue to experience gender inequalities at work. An analysis of strategies to counter gender discrimination and promote equality between men and...

Based on an analysis of gender inequalities, strategies and promising initiatives to counter gender discrimination and promote equality between men and women in Cambodia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines, as well as an inventory of global good legal, economic, and social practices, this report...

Based on an analysis of gender inequalities, strategies and promising initiatives to counter gender discrimination and promote equality between men and women in Cambodia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines, as well as an inventory of global good legal, economic, and social practices, this report...

The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) was established in May 2000 and provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) while fostering long-term social and economic development. The grants...

Prepared by the Office of the General Counsel under the Law and Policy Reform program of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this publication highlights the significant impact of ADB’s technical assistance for legal development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It also demonstrates the...

The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction’s (JFPR) 2012 Annual Report is the 12th such report and covers the period 1 January–31 December 2012. It presents the JFPR’s background and rationale, implementation progress, and achievements. The JFPR was established in May 2000 and provides direct...

Increasing job opportunities and decent work for women are essential for advancing economic and social development in countries, because many women continue to experience gender inequalities at work. An analysis of strategies to counter gender discrimination and promote equality between men and...

This publication targets current and prospective official development partners in loan and grant operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It highlights the importance of partnerships, and particularly emphasizes results achieved. Examples of projects from ADB developing member countries...

This technical assistance project was designed to familiarize policy makers in the developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with credit enhancement products (CEPs), including guarantees, available from ADB, export credit agencies, other multilateral development banks, and...

ADB prepared the Public–Private Partnership Operational Plan 2012–2020 to provide a consistent, analytical, and operational framework for scaling up public–private partnerships (PPPs) in support of Strategy 2020. ADB’s PPP operations will be based on four pillars: (i) advocacy and...