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Sharad leads design and implementation teams related to transport infrastructure and policy development. He has worked extensively on projects related to railway infrastructure, rolling stock, logistics and inland waterway transport. Sharad also assisted in the formulation and implementation of ADB's Sustainable Transport Initiative. His present work is focused on metro rail

Amir is an economist and social sector specialist at the ADB, having joined as a Young Professional (YP) in 2018. He has extensive experience working on the design, development and evaluation of social protection, human development, and women’s empowerment projects. Amir leads social policy dialogue with governments in Asia and the Pacific as well as the preparation and

COVID-19 has pushed back poverty alleviation efforts in Asia Pacific by at least two years, and many are likely to find it more difficult to get out of poverty even there are signs of economic recovery, the Asian Development Bank said.

Asian Development Bank Chief Economist Albert Park tells DW the pandemic has meant a huge setback in the fight against poverty across Asia. The catching-up has only just begun, but will it be sustainable?

MANILA (Reuters): The pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in the Asia-Pacific region by at least two years, and many nations will find it harder to escape poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday (Aug 24).

Sabyasachi (Saby) Mitra is the Director of Public Management, Financial Sector & Trade Division of the South Asia Department of Asian Development Bank. He has been with ADB for nearly 16 years and specializes mainly in development finance, policy planning and regional cooperation. Prior to taking up this assignment, he was the Deputy Country Director of the India Resident

In addition, the loan is being available also from the International Finance Corporation.

Rhea works on labor economics, education, social protection, and innovation using microdata from household and firm surveys. Before joining ADB, she was with the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance where she worked on public debt and civil conflict. She received her PhD in Public Economics from the University of Munich in Germany.

Mr. Park is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic issues. He leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which publishes key knowledge products such as the Asian Development Outlook, Asian Economic Integration Report, Asia Bond Monitor, and Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific.

TOKYO -- The Asian Development Bank will consider ending new loans to China, taking up the matter as early as next year, the president of th