Asian Development Bank

1. Expanding Access to Reliable Electricity in Kabul, Afghanistan

     An ADB-financed power distribution network is providing efficient and reliable electricity to around 23,000 households in the southwest of Kabul.

2. Beware of business scams using ADB’s name

   ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) advises the public to be aware of scams using ADB’s name, the names of its officials, or the addresses of its offices. 

3. Zu Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit System Transforming Lives

   In Peshawar, ADB partnered with Agence Française de Développement to develop a BRT system that is significantly faster, safer, cleaner, and more affordable than other transport options. It is profoundly changing lives for the better.

4. Leveraging SME Finance through Value Chains in CAREC Landlocked Countries

   SMEs in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation countries can contribute to economic development by helping to diversify the production base, create employment opportunities, alleviate poverty, and increase regional food security.

5. A newly completed bus rapid transit system is transforming lives of people in Peshawar, Pakistan

   A bus rapid transit system in Pakistan established with financing by ADB and Agence Française de Développement is improving lives in Peshawar, Pakistan.

6. Online Platforms to Catalyze Inclusive Growth

   A panel of experts explored the role of online platforms in driving economic recovery and inclusive growth in the post-COVID era.

7. Equitable Land Use for Asian Infrastructure

   Equitable Land Use for Asian Infrastructure offers valuable guidance for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and others interested in Asian infrastructure growth and related social protection needs of vulnerable communities.

8. Building affordable, green houses in Mongolia’s ger districts

   The Government of Mongolia and ADB are implementing a $570.1 million project, including about $410 million in private sector investment, to turn Ulaanbaatar’s ger areas into affordable, low-carbon, climate-resilient, and livable eco-districts.

9. Asia’s Water Security—the Glass is Still Half Full

   Managing water resources effectively is becoming increasingly critical in Asia and the Pacific, with its fast-paced economic development, population growth, and changing climate.

10. Water Security More Urgent Due to COVID-19 Pandemic - ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa

    Economies of Asia and the Pacific must put water security at the top of their agenda to recover from the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and adapt to climate change, according to ADB’s Asian Water Development Outlook 2020.