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The Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program

16 November 2017
Access to finance is a huge struggle that impedes the development of small entrepreneurs and microfinance institutions across Asia and the Pacific. Launched in 2010 by ADB, the Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program encourages international and local banks to increase lending to…

Asia Risk Transfer Solutions: Trends in Emerging Asia

8 November 2017
The fast growth of the insurance industry in Asia demands new and innovative insurance approaches and processes. InsureTech, the application of Fintech innovations to the insurance industry, now allows for rapid and efficient settlement processes. These innovations are crucial to insurance,…

Mainstreaming Solid Waste Management in Asia

29 September 2017
Implementing successful, long-term solutions to reduce, dispose, and recover solid waste requires communication to change behaviors of diverse stakeholders from households to utilities. ADB’s Andrew McIntyre shared the results of a five-city technical assistance on mainstreaming solid waste…

Strengthening Financial Resilience: the Role of ADB

6 September 2017
Government financing for disaster reduction is limited because other urgent demands compete for budget allocation. Penetration of market-based risk transfer instruments are also extremely low in many countries. As a result, many development and recovery efforts are delayed or thwarted every time…

Study Tour to the Agricultural Markets (2017)

1 September 2017
The Asian Development Bank and Mercasa have been working to build the capacity of government officials in selected developing member countries (Kazakhstan, Nepal, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam) on the development, operation, and management of wholesale markets. This report shares full details of the…

Mapping with Drones

24 August 2017
A new and emerging technology, drone introduces a great potential for use in high-resolution mapping complementary to traditional surveying technology and traditional photogrammetry. Geoinformatics Center, based at the Asian Institute of Technology’s School of Engineering and Technology, is engaged…

Drones and its Applications

24 August 2017
Drone is a relatively small remote-controlled or automatic pilotless aircraft. It is an innovative equipment well suited for use in urban planning related applications such as surveying and mapping, infrastructure planning, and responding to pre-disaster and post-disaster situations.

How Can We Use Community Contracting More Widely?

17 August 2017
In community contracting, people from the local communities are hired to build small-scale infrastructure projects which are completed often more quickly and at a lower cost compared to employing firms. This approach also helps in building bridges and linkages between national governments and…

Governance and Service Delivery: Practical Lessons for Subnational Governments through a Case Study on ADB’s Support to Nepal

11 August 2017
Success in the achievement of the sustainable development goals starts with localization of the global agenda that positively impacts the lives of citizens through improved service delivery. This improved service delivery translates to effective delivery mechanisms which in turn strengthen the…

Development in Elderly Care in People's Republic of China and ADB’s Involvement

11 August 2017
Yichang City has one of the highest population of elderly residents over the age of 60 in the People’s Republic of China. Yet, the availability of elderly care facilities and services in the city remain inadequate. ADB’s project aims to provide effective and efficient delivery of elderly care…