Banking
Privacy regulations empower consumers, but they can also cut off credit for the populations that digital lenders were built to serve. Using application-level data on
May 18, 2026
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Development
Contemporary debates about Brazil’s growth potential – whether centred on the ‘middle income trap’, the slow pace of productivity growth, or the legacies of inequality
May 18, 2026
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Economy
Political polarisation is often attributed to misinformation, echo chambers, or biased news. But new experimental evidence suggests that merely making a social conflict salient –
May 18, 2026
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Environment
Air transport is central to global connectivity, but also a growing source of carbon emissions. Existing evidence shows that international trade and transport affect emissions
May 18, 2026
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Development
Investors don’t walk away from opportunity. They walk away from uncertainty. In many developing economies, unclear regulations, unpredictable enforcement, and legal risk can stop investment
May 13, 2026
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Finance
Much of what we know about access to finance comes from studies of microfinance, small loans typically made to self‑employed individuals or household businesses. This
May 13, 2026
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Development
ADB economists Roshen Fernando and Ed Kieran Reyes explain why artificial intelligence readiness is important, identifying the main challenges and showing what their recent research
May 13, 2026
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Economy
Middle East conflict is again exposing Asia and the Pacific’s reliance on oil imports, strengthening the case for a rapid shift to renewables and smart
May 11, 2026
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Development
Global value chains helped many Asian economies industrialize, but where they sit in the chain now matters more than whether they’re in it at all.
May 11, 2026
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Environment
Yoko Watanabe, ADB’s Director of Nature and Environment, explains how investing in nature supports economic growth in Asia and the Pacific, based on research for
May 11, 2026
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