Asian Impact: ADB Research in Action
04 June 2020 to 31 July 2021
Asian Impact is a webinar series that showcases ADB’s research work and informs debate on critical policy issues in Asia. ADB experts, noted academics, frontline policymakers, and others will provide their insights through engaging panel discussions and stimulating research seminars. Join us for an evidence-based exploration of Asia’s continuing economic transformation and the risks that the region faces.
This series is primarily for policymakers in Asia and the Pacific; researchers from universities and think tanks; members of the international development community as well as anyone with an interest in the topic.
Program and Learning Materials:
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| 01 Jan 2024 | 14 March 2024 |
What has COVID-19 Taught Us About Asia’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response? The COVID-19 pandemic sparked an unprecedented global crisis, resulting in significant loss of life, income, welfare, psychological well-being, and education... |
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| 01 Jan 2024 | 07 March 2024 |
Decarbonizing Global Value Chains Carbon emissions from global value chains rise faster than from any other sources, especially in developing Asia. This is of particular concern for developing... |
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| 01 Jan 2024 | 22 February 2024 |
Cloud Computing Policies and Impacts in Asia and the Pacific Government policies promoting cloud adoption impact the level of government effectiveness and have positive spillover effects on the rest of the economy... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 23 November 2023 |
Promoting Small Firms for Resilient, Gender-Balance Growth in the Pacific Low business diversity can limit Pacific countries’ growth potential.Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2023shows how promoting women entrepreneurs... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 09 November 2023 |
How to Stop Automotive Battery Recycling from Poisoning our Children Lead is a harmful substance that, if not properly handled, can impair cognitive development, especially among children. A major source of lead pollution... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 26 October 2023 |
Innovative Data for Real-Time Trade Monitoring Disruptions to economies and global supply chains highlight the importance of accurate and timely economic statistics. In recent years, data on vessel... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 20 September 2023 |
Asian Development Outlook September 2023 Launch Driven by strong domestic demand, growth in developing Asia is expected to remain strong despite a weaker global outlook. Inflation continues moderating... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 08 September 2023 |
Survey Insights on Aging and Retirement in Malaysia Malaysia is undergoing rapid proportion aging with the proportion of population aged 60 years and older projected to increase from 11.1% in 2020 to 23... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 24 August 2023 |
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023 Launch At the beginning of 2022, Asia and the world seemed poised for an economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede. Unfortunately, additional... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 15 June 2023 |
Project Tridecagon – Technology to Link Financial Markets in ASEAN+3 Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains could be used to better connect ASEAN+3 central banks and central securities depository systems—an... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 08 June 2023 |
Asia in the Global Transition to Net Zero Developing Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change, even as it is an increasing contributor to the global climate crisis. This webinar explored what... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 25 May 2023 |
Investing in Women’s Financial Futures Saving for retirement is a challenge across the Pacific, especially for women. The report “A Secure Retirement: Levelling the Playing Field for Women ... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 04 April 2023 |
Asian Development Outlook April 2023 Launch Boosting women’s workforce participation and economic empowerment is a focus of India’s Group of 20 (G20) presidency. Policy breakthroughs could enhance... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 21 March 2023 |
Digitalization for Gender Equity Digitalization has changed the way we learn, communicate, and work. It has also been shaping and reframing social architecture and market relations. This... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 15 February 2023 |
Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific Trade and investment play an outsized role in the economic development of the Asia and Pacific region, but it has come with unintended environmental costs... |
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| 01 Jan 2023 | 20 January 2023 |
Economic Impacts of Urban Transit Infrastructure Upgrading Mass transit infrastructure can have a wide range of development benefits—many of which are not captured in traditional cost-benefit analysis. Beyond ... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 21 July 2022 |
Recent Technological Advances in ASEAN+3 Financial Market Infrastructure Financial markets in East and Southeast Asia have become increasingly sophisticated and interlinked over the last two decades. A panel of experts discussed... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 23 June 2022 |
Recent Technological Advances in ASEAN+3 Financial Market Infrastructure Financial markets in East and Southeast Asia have become increasingly sophisticated and interlinked over the last two decades. A panel of experts discussed... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 6 June 2022 |
Mobilizing Taxes for Development in Asia Developing Asia has vast public spending needs to build a more inclusive, sustainable future for the region. How can authorities mobilize sufficient tax... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 6 May 2022 |
Entrepreneurial Resilience During COVID-19 Entrepreneurial firms are important enablers of economic resilience during crises. In this webinar, experts shared insights from a 2-year longitudinal... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 06 April 2022 |
Asian Impact Webinar: Asian Development Outlook 2022 Launch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened uncertainty and rattled commodity markets, even as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Recovery in developing ... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 29 March 2022 |
Two Years On - COVID-19 Impacts on Gender Equality in Asia The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for progress toward gender equality in Asia. The UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessment—which provides... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 08 March 2022 |
Making Big Data Work for Economic Assessment Big data offers unprecedented advantages for monitoring economic trends in real-time and assessing the socioeconomic impact of major events. The webinar... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 23 February 2022 |
The Sustainability of Asia’s Debt Slowing growth and government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have lifted debt levels globally, with developing Asia also catching up in this trend... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 17 January 2022 |
ADB’s Knowledge Journey - The Role of Research and Collaboration ADB aims to combine finance and partnerships with the knowledge to help achieve its vision of a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia... |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | 21 July 2022 |
Recovering Learning Losses from the COVID-19 Pandemic Closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial learning losses, which threaten to weigh down a generation of students for life. ... |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 14 December 2021 |
Strategic Routes for Financial Resilience in ASEAN+3 Regional financial cooperation remains crucial for East and Southeast Asian economies to adapt to the changing financial landscape. This Asian Impact ... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 9 November 2021 |
Transforming Agriculture in Asia Asia’s agriculture is facing challenges from evolving consumer demand, shifting demographics, and a changing and more fragile environment. Innovative ... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 27 October 2021 |
Wellness for a Healthy Asia Book Launch Wellness fosters a sound mind and body, which is vital for Asia's post-pandemic recovery. How can we translate the rich scientific evidence that the bookWellness... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 7 October 2021 |
An Enhanced Measure of Regional Cooperation and Integration The Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index (ARCII) is a robust tool to track progress on different areas of regional cooperation and ... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 22 September 2021 |
Asian Development Outlook 2021 Update Launch COVID-19 continues to afflict developing Asia, but vaccines are changing the pandemic’s trajectory and impact. With new variants dominating, differences... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 07 September 2021 |
Promoting Healthy and Active Aging Asia’s population is rapidly aging and many countries are reviewing their existing social security and pension systems to better respond to the growing... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 19 August 2021 |
How Smaller Firms in Indonesia Survive One Year into the Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about forced changes in people’s lives and work styles as fit to contactless societies under the “new normal.” One year... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 4 August 2021 |
Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia Social bond markets have grown rapidly amid the pandemic. This webinar discussedthe potential social impacts of social bonds in tackling developing Asia... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 14 July 2021 |
Recent Financial Conditions in Emerging East Asia and Real Time Macroeconomic Monitoring Despite the pandemic-induced economic uncertainty, financial conditions in emerging East Asia remained stable. Local currency bonds markets in the region... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 01 July 2021 |
Disaster Resilience in Asia Asia and the Pacific has seen tremendous economic and social progress since the 1960s. Yet, the region remains vulnerable to disaster risk that threatens... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 29 June 2021 |
Measuring the Digital Economy Over the years, digital technologies have developed at an incessant pace and now play a prominent role in modern life activities. In response to this, ... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 26 May 2021 |
Digital Entrepreneurship for Economic Resilience Nurturing Asia’s digital entrepreneurs’ potential is the key to unlocking economic resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the long-term capacity... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 12 May 2021 |
Financing a Green and Inclusive Recovery A green and inclusive recovery requires a vast amount of capital. The recent rapid expansion of green and social finance is driven by both non-economic... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 28 April 2021 |
Asian Development Outlook 2021 Launch Developing Asia’s recovery has strengthened. Manufacturing and trade have rebounded, remittances have been relatively resilient, and policy support has... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 19 April 2021 |
Bond Market Guide for Mongolia Launch Mongolia became an official observer of ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum in 2019. To share the experience and knowledge accumulated under the Asian Bond Markets... |
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| 04 Jun 2020 | 15 October 2021 |
Tackling Poverty and Inequality during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a severe impact on the living conditions of socioeconomically vulnerable and marginalized segments of society. ... |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 29 September 2020 |
Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID-19 World Digital transformation is affecting how we work, socialize, and create economic value. Digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; search... |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 21 August 2020 |
#DigitalAgainstCOVID-19 Hackathon Winners Showcase ADB teamed up with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for a virtual challenge to crowdsource digital solutions for Asia and the Pacific economies... |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 12 August 2020 |
Asia's Journey to Prosperity—Past, Present, and Post-COVID-19 ADB’s essential research work Asia’s Journey to Prosperity traces the economic and social evolution of Asia and the Pacific—from a low-income agrarian... |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 28 July 2020 |
Restarting Economies and COVID-19 Control: Letting Loose Without Letting Up Lockdowns have helped restrict COVID-19 transmission but at a terrible cost for business activity and people’s livelihoods. Policymakers need to know: ... |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 8 July 2020 |
COVID-19 and Dollar Funding Strains The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exposes Asian banks’ vulnerability to U.S. dollar funding risks. A sudden squeeze in U.S. dollar funding liquidity... |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 18 June 2020 |
Lockdown, Loosening and Asia’s Growth Prospects This webinar featured a panel of experts as they discussed the updated growth prospects for developing Asia contained in the Asian Development Outlook... |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 11 June 2020 |
Thinking Outside the Box: Policy Recommendations for Developing Countries in the COVID-19 era and Beyond Authorities across the globe are confronting the staggering economic costs of COVID-19. Join us in a candid discussion of Asia’s response to the pandemic... |
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| 03 Jun 2020 | 4 June 2020 |
Asian Development Outlook 2021 Launch Developing Asia’s recovery has strengthened. Manufacturing and trade have rebounded, remittances have been relatively resilient, and policy support has... |