Events

Remittances in Asia The Impact of COVID-19: Harnessing Digitization Aid Recovery in Asia

25 March 2021

via Zoom

Finance Sector Group hosted a webinar on the impacts of COVID-19 on remittances in Asia. Developing and scaling up digital remittance channels for migrants and families were presented. SDCC DG Bruno Carrasco delivered the opening remarks and a panel of experts from CWPF and SAPF joined the webinar.

Program and Learning Materials:

25 Mar 2021

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
25 Mar 2021	Opening Session	Welcome Remarks	Bruno Carrasco, Director General, SDCC, ADB
25 Mar 2021		Remittances in Asia The Impact of COVID-19: Harnessing Digitization Aid Recovery in Asia Leon Isaacs discussed challenges withremittances in Asia during COVID-19 pandemic and gave recommendations.	Leon Isaacs
25 Mar 2021		Digital Remittance: Solutions to First and Last Mile Issues Mayumi Ozaki highlighted the digital remittances in Asia. He highlighted how digital remittance can be used in providing solutions to first and last mile...	Mayumi Ozaki
25 Mar 2021		Pakistan’s Roshan Digital Account Syed Ali-Mumtaz H. Shah gave an overview of the Roshan Digital Account in Pakistan. In his presentation, he discussed how the digital account fully...	Syed Ali-Mumtaz Shah
25 Mar 2021	Closing Session	Closing remarks	Dr. Junkyu Lee, Chief of Finance Sector Group, ADB

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