Op-Eds and Opinion
ADB management and subject experts share knowledge, views, and insights on development issues in op-ed articles and opinion pieces published in international and regional publications.
Latest Op-Eds and Opinions
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800 million reasons - Hun Kim
South Asia is set to become the fastest growing region in Asia. -
Fuel subsidy cuts need not come at the poor's expense - Shikha Jha
Many Asian governments have subsidized coal, oil and gas as well as electricity for decades with the goal of making energy more affordable to the public and to domestic industry. -
Supporting ASEAN’s 2025 vision - Alfredo Perdiguero
Southeast Asia’s progress in the nearly half a century since ASEAN was founded has been nothing short of amazing. -
As engines of growth, cities need to be made more resilient to natural hazards - Vinod Thomas
TODAY more people live in cities than in the countryside worldwide. -
The shift from social development to infrastructure - Vinod Thomas
Across the world, the pendulum has swung from a focus on social development to infrastructure development. -
京津冀蓝天常在？ — 小西步
我们有充分理由相信，京津冀地区的空气污染比以往得到了更好的控制。 -
Making blue skies over Jing-Jin-Ji last - Ayumi Konishi
We believe it is fair to say some of the Chinese government's more stringent standards issued at the national level and tightened in key provinces have indeed started to have some impact. -
An enduring partnership - Wencai Zhang
Pakistan has all that’s required to be a star economy in Asia. -
Growth imperative for aging Asia - Donghyun Park
Asia has aged dramatically over the last few decades, and the changes in the age structure of the population are already having a strong effect on government expenditure, revenues and fiscal balances. -
Breaking Asia’s data drought - Bambang Susantono
Many parts of Asia have been gripped by searing temperatures and the worst drought in decades.