Book Launch: Infrastructure Financing in Asia
29 October 2019

Philippines

Developing Asian countries need to invest more than 5% of their gross domestic product over the next decade to be able to meet the infrastructure needs of their fast-growing economies, according to Infrastructure Financing in Asia, a new book edited by ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Mr. Bambang Susantono.

Many, if not most, of the countries in the Asia and Pacific region are currently investing less than the proposed 5% of GDP for infrastructure development. At this rate, financing infrastructure to maintain and sustain economic growth and development will be a tough challenge.

To address this challenge, the book offers a variety of policy approaches, such as wide-ranging public finance and institutional reforms to create a stronger enabling environment for public-private partnerships. It provides outside-the-box solutions in the form of tax financing, mass transit investments, and smart energy grid investments to help meet the infrastructure financing gap.

The book also explores alternative financing methods to unlock long-term funding from institutional investors and offers mechanisms to deepen the region’s bond markets.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Welcome Remarks Elvira Zamora, University of the Philippines
Opening Remarks Bambang Susantono, ADB
Presentation about the Book Infrastructure Financing in Asia
This presentation gives a brief overview of the book, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia", a collection of papers which aims to give insights and…
Donghyun Park, Shu Tian
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion
Closing Remarks Bruno Carrasco, ADB
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Welcome Remarks Elkin Nurmammadov, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) University
Opening Remarks Bambang Susantono, ADB
Book Chapter Overview Book Chapter Overview: The Past and Future Role of Asia’s Infrastructure in Development
This presentation gave an overview of Chapter 1 of the publication, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia", which examined how infrastructure conditions…
Rana Hasan
Book Chapter Overview Book Chapter Overview: Why Institutions Matter for Closing Asia’s Infrastructure Financing Gap
This presentation gave an overview of Chapter 2 of the publication, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia". It examined the types of infrastructure…
Aimee Hampel-Milagrosa, Lotis Quiao
Discussion and Open Forum Tugra Musayeva, ADA University
Closing Remarks Nariman Mannapbekov, Azerbaijan Resident Mission, ADB
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Welcome Remarks Naveed Anwar, Asian Institute of Technology
Opening Remarks Masato Abe, UNESCAP
Message Bambang Susantono, ADB
Book Presentation Infrastructure Financing in Asia Donghyun Park, ADB
Roundtable Discussions and Open Forum Shobhakar Dhakal, Asian Institute of Technology
Roundtable Discussions and Open Forum Bindu Lohani, The Centennial Group
Roundtable Discussions and Open Forum Noni Sri Ayati Purnomo, PT Blue Bird Tbk
Closing Remarks Hideaki Iwasaki, Thailand Resident Mission, ADB

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Aimee Hampel-Milagrosa
  • Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin

ADB Organizer/s

  • Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Topics

  • Finance
  • Regional Cooperation and Integration