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Provides an assessment of Viet Nam's secondary education sector, including technical and vocational education training programs.

Analyzes the impacts of agricultural challenges in Asia and the Pacific. It also identifies investments required in different subsectors to achieve food security in the region by 2030.

Presents the findings of an assessment on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to improve food production and distribution in the People's Republic of China.

Presents the outcomes of initiatives promoting climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.

Provides analysis and policy recommendations on the investments needed in Indonesia's agriculture sector to boost food security and enhance economic development.

Breaks down the ways in which women contribute to the rural economy in Tajikistan through their paid and unpaid work.

Draws on the experience of Gui'an New District in the People's Republic of China to explain how intelligent transport systems can be planned, designed, and implemented.

Discusses how Sri Lanka can prepare for the challenges of an aging population. This publication analyzes the living arrangements and incomes of the over-60s in Sri Lanka, and patterns and trends of aging. It identifies the challenges the country is likely to face and suggests how policy makers can tackle them.

Explores why targeted investments in women are crucial to increase resilience to climate change and disasters and to achieve broader sustainable development.

Analyses how Uzbekistan can boost sustainable economic growth to create more and better jobs.

Aims to mainstream environmental protection, climate change mitigation, and disaster risk management in the Asian Development Bank's country partnership strategy for Nepal in 2020-2024.

Documents Myanmar's financial management systems, covering primarily the areas of budgeting, funds flow, accounting and reporting, and auditing systems.

Provides estimates of purchasing power parities (PPPs) and real expenditures for 22 economies in Asia and the Pacific. These are summary regional results from the 2017 cycle of the International Comparison Program (ICP).

Provides essential information on the planning, implementation, and management of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools, particularly for small and isolated rural settlements in Mongolia.

Examines 73 publicly listed companies in the Philippines to determine the relationship between the quality of corporate governance practices and company performance.

Presents an overview of Asia's growth and transformation in the last 50 years and discusses key policy lessons that can be drawn from the region's experiences.

Examines how financing arrangements have evolved in Asia to help safeguard the region from financial crises. The report examines the evolution and the toolkits of regional financing arrangements and assesses the Asian Development Bank's role in providing crisis response mechanisms through its policy-based lending facilities.

Provides information on revenue bodies in Asia and the Pacific to support efforts of developing member countries to strengthen their tax administration systems. The book presents the current tax administration practices of 34 economies, and also includes an analysis of the administrative frameworks, practices, and performance of revenue bodies.

Shows how the Asian Development Bank (ADB) piloted futures thinking and foresight to understand entry points to support transformational change and finance the future of Asia and the Pacific.

A decade after the Clean Energy Program took form, this review determines how far the ADB has gone toward achieving its targets vis-a-vis baseline data from 2005 to 2007. It also explores what must to be done further in light of the new approach under ADB's Strategy 2030 and the global goals in mitigating climate change.

Explores policy options to facilitate Indonesia's technological transformation and unlock its economic growth potential. New technologies present governments with opportunities and challenges in a range of key policy areas such as employment, competitiveness, equity, and sustainability.

Explores how India could boost its exports by addressing nontariff trade barriers. The report focuses on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade, and on export products that have the potential to increase their market share in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Assesses the skills deficit in the food and beverages sector and the electronics and electricals sector in Sri Lanka. The study recommends supply-side responses to increase the quantity and quality of labor in these areas.

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport Strategy 2030 builds on progress made and lessons learned from the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020. It separates trade facilitation from transport and links to the overall CAREC 2030 program in the areas of enhanced connectivity and sustainability.

This report reflects the changes in the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program's operational plan for the period 2016-2025, in particular on priority projects resulting from a rigorous vetting process.

Examines how technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Viet Nam can be improved to increase the country's global competitiveness. Following three decades of sustained economic growth, in 2009, Viet Nam graduated to become a lower middle-class country. However, despite foreign direct investment, labour productivity remains low.

Takes a comprehensive look at agricultural and food systems in member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. The report recommends strategies to promote diversification and harmonization of cross-border customs and logistics procedures to revitalize agriculture in the CAREC region.

Explains how large-scale student assessment data has been used to inform and implement crucial policies to improve student learning and the overall education system. The report can help other countries develop and enhance their assessment systems to improve student learning.

The Asian Development Bank actively promotes gender mainstreaming in its infrastructure projects in Central and West Asia. In this publication, project results illustrate how gender inclusion contributes to meeting the needs of all beneficiaries and creating opportunities for regional economic growth.