Adopting Digital Technologies for Health Financing Operations: Case Study Series
This paper examines the transformative impact of innovative digital technologies on health financing in Indonesia and the Republic of Korea.
Empowering Female Entrepreneurship in the Pacific: Fiscal Reforms for Formalization and Growth
This report analyzes the barriers women entrepreneurs face in Pacific island countries and shows how weaving gender-sensitivity into tax design and providing tailored support can boost formalization and underpin sustainable economic growth.
Digital Accessibility and Poverty Reduction: Global Perspectives
This paper analyzes data from 113 countries (2000–2022) to examine how digital technology access reduces poverty.
Thailand’s Climate Finance Landscape: Bridging the Gap to Net Zero
This brief explores how climate finance in Thailand can be scaled up to meet the country’s net-zero targets. It explores financing gaps, current flows, and key reforms to unlock investments in underfunded sectors.
Addressing Insurance Gaps for Women in the Pacific
This publication examines women’s access to insurance in Pacific island countries, exploring how insurance can support women’s entrepreneurship and resilience and foster inclusive economic growth.
Designing a Grant Mechanism for Women-Focused Cooperatives to Support Resilient Livelihoods
This brief demonstrates how developing and strengthening women-focused institutional structures, such as women-led cooperatives, can deliver resilience outcomes and position women as key stakeholders in building climate resilience in their communities.
Digitalization for Inclusive Growth
This brief looks at how policymakers can reduce digital disparities and harness the adoption of digital technologies to promote inclusive growth, trade, and innovation.
$300 Million ADB Loan to Boost Philippines’ Financial Inclusion Goals
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300 million policy-based loan to support the Philippine government in creating a stronger institutional and policy environment to help expand access to financial services.
Establishing a Financial Services Ombudsman in Mongolia: Experiences and Lessons From Armenia, Australia, and Singapore
This paper shares insights from three long-standing financial alternative dispute resolution systems in Armenia, Australia, and Singapore with a goal to help strengthen financial consumer protection in Mongolia and other countries.
Financial Digitalization and Its Implications for ASEAN+3 Regional Financial Stability
This publication explores how digitalization is shaking up the finance industry in ASEAN+3 economies, outlines risks and opportunities, and suggests ways of protecting regional financial stability.