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Connecting Opportunities: The Role of Mobile Phones in Empowering Rural Women

Cs news2 months ago08 mins

A collaborative study by the Institute of Developing Economies–Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh Agricultural University, and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) explores how mobile phone ownership is transforming the lives of rural Bangladeshi women. Published as ADB Economics Working Paper No. 811 (October 2025), titled “Mobile…

China exits its biggest Pakistan project: What’s happening?

Cs news3 months ago09 mins

In a move that signals a quiet but significant realignment in Pakistan’s infrastructure financing landscape, the country is reportedly turning to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund a critical segment of its aging railway network, a project that was originally meant to be the centerpiece of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). With Beijing stepping…