Finance Sector Development
In the Spotlight
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ADB Loan to Help Fuel Small Business Lending, Stimulate Jobs, Growth
ADB has approved a $100 million loan that will be extended to four financial institutions for to help meet the growing demand for credit and leases for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Banking on Business in Afghanistan
A small investment during very tough times, the Afghanistan International Bank is growing exponentially and is helping create thousands of jobs in the country.
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Regional Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program
Globally, more than 2 billion people do not have access to financing. In response, ADB set up a program to bridge this gap, ensuring financial services reach the poor.
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Lending System that will Enhance Access to Credit goes Live in Papua New Guinea
More businesses will soon be able to access credit in Papua New Guinea following the activation of an online registry that enables lenders to easily accept moveable property, as collateral.
The financial system is the lifeline of a country’s economy. It creates prosperity that can be shared throughout society and benefit the poorest and most vulnerable people. Financial sector and capital market development, including microfinance, small and medium-sized enterprises, and regulatory reforms, is vital to decreasing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Since the Asian financial crisis in 1997-1998, the region’s financial sector has strengthened significantly. However, it still lags substantially behind that of developed economies and room to grow.
Latest
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Equity fund flows are a channel for spillover of variance risk premiums in the equity markets in the United States to those in other developed economies.
Volatility Contagion across the Equity Markets of Developed and Emerging Market Economies -
ADB Raises $74 Million with Rupee-Linked Bond
ADB has raised Rs5 billion (about $74 million) from its issuance of 5 year offshore Indian rupee (INR) linked bonds. This was ADB's third bond issue in the offshore INR-linked market, and the second INR issue this year. -
Ways to engage mainstream commercial banks in microfinance should be explored to promote financial access in Thailand.
Commercial Bank Innovations in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance: Global Models and Implications for Thailand
