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Opening Session

15 February 2024
Welcome Address Mio Oka, Country Director, India Representative Office, ADB Opening Remarks V Anantha Nageswaran Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India Ramesh Subramaniam (virtual) Director General and Group Chief, ADB Office of the Director General, Sectors Group, ADB Special address on…

[VIDEO] Day 2: Session 2 - SASEC Experience

6 September 2023
Individual SASEC countries have pursued the development of economic corridors as a major tool for bringing economic transformation and promoting inclusive growth. Under the SASEC program, ECD has featured prominently in pursuit of synergies among SASEC members, involving the development of…

Not Losing Ground: Women’s Leadership in a Post-COVID World

8 April 2021
Dr. Gita Sen delivered a keynote motivational speech about her own leadership journey and lessons learned from overcoming challenges to keep moving forward.

PHOTO GALLERY: International Financial Institutions Transport Sector Business Opportunities Seminar in South Asia (IFI BOS)

17 March 2021
Photo Gallery: International Financial Institutions Transport Sector BOS (IFI BOS)

[VIDEO] Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

17 November 2020
This study investigates the impacts of a government-led microcredit program in China which implemented at scale in its poor rural areas with a randomized controlled trial (RCT). In contrast to recent RCT-based studies that have failed to find evidence of significant increases in income from…

[VIDEO] A Bit of Salt, A Trace of Life: Gender Norms and The Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

17 November 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of schoolaged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation, we find a strong positive impact on cognition for girls and no effects for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite…

Videos: Authorities in India undertaking disinfection activities during COVID-19 outbreak

6 April 2020
Videos showing local authorities in India carry out cleaning and sanitization activities to curb the spread of COVID-19. Video 1: Local authorities in Coimbatore, India using water cannons to spray the streets with disinfectant to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. [via Newsflare] Video 2:…

Videos: Disinfection efforts in the People's Republic of China

6 April 2020
Videos showing local authorities in the People's Republic of China carry out cleaning and sanitization activities to curb the spread of COVID-19. Video 1: Authorities undertaking major sterilization and disinfection activities on main roads, residential communities, and markets in the city of…

Videos: Medical Waste Disposal in the People's Republic of China

6 April 2020
Videos depicting the challenges presented by large volumes of medical waste generated during a COVID-19 outbreak in the People's Republic of China. Video 1: With the COVID-19 ravaging Wuhan, medical waste has been increasing in the city. Infectious medical waste handlers are one of the groups most…

Short Film – From Killer Roads to Humane Highways

15 July 2019
‘From Killer Roads to Humane Highways’ addresses the adverse impacts of roads and highways on wildlife, and showcases some of the mitigation measures that countries must adopt to arrest the needless deaths of thousands of wild animals every year. Produced in the public interest, the goal of the…