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How Smart Regulations Can Unlock Growth and Attract Investment
Governments in Asia and the Pacific are reforming regulations to reduce business costs and attract investment. Cambodia is showing that evidence-based tools and digital platforms can create fairer and more effective rules.
Stronger Penalties and Timely Targets Could Make Sustainability-Linked Bonds More Effective
New research highlights structural flaws in sustainability-linked bonds that weaken their ability to promote meaningful environmental and social outcomes.
Unlocking Climate Investments: Lessons for Asia from the Inflation Reduction Act
Ambitious climate policies, clear decarbonization commitments, and measures like carbon pricing, subsidies and blended finance can attract foreign private capital for green investments, as shown by the 2022 US Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on climate finance.
Development Finance: Striking A Balance between Impact, Risk, Climate and Client Relevance
Charting a path to economic prosperity that also addresses climate change relies on increasing investment in developing countries. So why are development finance institutions not doing more, and how can they manage the trade-offs they face?
For Global Trade to Survive, It Needs an Overhaul
Governments and the private sector need to address weaknesses in global trade and supply chains, not get rid of them, as some critics suggest.
Microfinance Survived the Pandemic but Challenges Lie Ahead
The right actions by microfinance institutions and governments can ensure a promising outlook for microfinance in Asia this year.
Your Questions Answered: What is the Trade Finance Gap and Why Does it Matter?
Steven Beck, the Head of ADB’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program, answers questions about the trade finance gap in Asia and around the world, based on ADB’s Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey.
Did Your Purchase Harm the Environment or Society? This System Will Tell You.
We need to know as much as possible about how products are made. This will require new systems that bring greater transparency to global trade and supply chains.
Debunking Viet Nam’s Credit Rating Misconceptions
Mandating public credit ratings for all publicly and privately traded bonds will improve the transparency and sustainability of Viet Nam’s corporate bond market.
How Standardized Bar Codes Can Make Supply Chains More Transparent
Greater use of bar codes can make global supply chains more robust and enhance the ability to verify social and environmental standards.