The AEIR is an annual review of economic cooperation and integration that covers the 49 members of ADB in Asia and the Pacific. The theme chapter or this year's report explores the potential of technology to boost productivity in aging economies. It also discusses how innovations can help turn demographic challenges into opportunities. Watch the short video, read highlights and see news release. Download report here.

ADB’s Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department and the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute are organizing a joint international conference to be held back-to-back in Singapore and Astana, Kazakhstan in June 2020. Read more.

This 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. Read the report.

International tourism in Asia continue to grow, driven by stronger pull in visitor arrivals (407.6 million) and higher tourism receipts ($368 billion) across the region.

The December 2019 issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor explores the need for a differentiated approach to long-term development strategies among small island developing states. These economies' unique geographic and physical challenges, compounded by fragility and the "threat multiplier" of elevated risk from climate change, raise cost structures and economic vulnerability that severely constrain development prospects.