Asian Impact: ADB Research in Action
4 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
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
14 March 2025 Rethinking Skills for Women in the Evolving Labor Market
Women’s labor market attachment remains weak in many developing economies, even as the gender gap in education disappears. The case of Indonesia…
19 February 2025 How to Become an Entrepreneur
The seminar launched a new learning portal on Digital Entrepreneurship in Asia, which provides key principles and practices shaping businesses in the…
29 January 2025 Mapping the Unpaid Care Work Economy in Asia
Aging populations in Asia face a potential care crisis, with gaps in old-age care emerging. This webinar explores current care patterns, the…
16 January 2025 Climate Change Perceptions in Asia
Public perceptions can play a key role in either driving or hindering reform efforts. For the Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024, ADB surveyed…
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
05 December 2024 Enhancing MSME Development in Timor-Leste
ADB conducted a business mapping survey in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Timor-Leste in July 2024 to help design a…
14 November 2024 Unveiling Insights from the Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey (ILAS) 2023
Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey (ILAS) 2023 is the first survey in Indonesia to provide representative and comprehensive information on the…
31 October 2024 Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024 Launch
To support developing Asia and the Pacific in combating climate change through policy reforms, the Asian Development Bank launched a new…
27 November 2024 Designing Competition Policy for Economic Development
In this joint webinar of the Asian Impact Webinars and Competition Policy Dialogues, we examined the critical role of competition policy in…
31 October 2024 Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024 Launch
To support developing Asia and the Pacific in combating climate change through policy reforms, the Asian Development Bank launched a new…
24 October 2024 Old-Age Financial Preparedness
Securing pre-retirement financial resources that exceed post-retirement consumption needs is an intuitively plausible gauge of financial…
10 October 2024 Global Spillovers from Data-Dependent US Monetary Policy
This webinar explored how the US Federal Reserve’s data-driven approach to monetary policy impacts global financial markets, focusing on…
25 September 2024 Asian Development Outlook September 2024 Launch
Developing Asia’s outlook remains solid, driven by strong domestic demand and continued recovery in exports. But risks remain, including a…
11 April 2024 Asian Development Outlook April 2024 Launch
Growth in developing Asia will remain robust this year, while inflation continues to moderate. Strong domestic demand and a gradual recovery…
26 March 2024 Asian Development Policy Lecture - Caren Grown
Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin showed economic growth did not always increase women’s workforce participation in the United States. Women’s work…
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…
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,…
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…
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
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 2023 shows how promoting…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.”…
4 August 2021 Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia
Social bond markets have grown rapidly amid the pandemic. This webinar discussed the potential social impacts of social bonds in tackling…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
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;…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Melissa Gregorio-Dela Paz

ADB Organizer/s

  • Economic Research and Development Impact Department

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