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The Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program

16 November 2017
Access to finance is a huge struggle that impedes the development of small entrepreneurs and microfinance institutions across Asia and the Pacific. Launched in 2010 by ADB, the Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program encourages international and local banks to increase lending to…

Digital Payment in Public Utilities: The Indonesia Experience

8 November 2017
Indonesia employs a digital payment scheme for public transport. It uses a single card for payments to the commuter train, buses, and road tolls. This presentation illustrates how the scheme is implemented in the country.

Pacific, Climate Change, and State-Owned Enterprises

11 October 2017
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the Pacific provide core public infrastructure services but its support of climate change adaptation has seen a number of challenges. This presentation discusses ADB’s Green Climate Fund Financing and how it helps leverage private sector involvement with climate…

Fiji Hospital and Health Service Review

4 October 2017
Can Fiji overcome the challenges to its healthcare system and meet the health service demands of its people? ADB's Frances Ng, in a session of ADB's in-house Health Talks lecture series, discussed Fiji’s health system. Using a population-centric approach, the health service demands of the Fijian…

Indonesian Procurement Systems: A Journey

2 October 2017

Potential Instruments Toward Sustainable Urban Infrastructural Development in Indonesia

20 September 2017
Urban population in Indonesia continue to rise. In 2025, urban population is projected to comprise about 68 percent of the total population. This calls for more sustainable urban infrastructure to respond to the needs of these urban dwellers. Just like many countries in Asia, however, the funds for…

Economic Analysis of Investment Projects - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

25 August 2017
Kee-Yung Nam shares his insights towards developing a common understanding of economic analysis methodologies and applications to evaluate the rationale, purpose and justification of investment projects.

Economic Analysis of Investment Projects - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

25 August 2017
Kee-Yung Nam shares his insights towards developing a common understanding of economic analysis methodologies and applications to evaluate the rationale, purpose and justification of investment projects.

LAPOR! Initiative: National Aspiration and Complaint Handling System in the Republic of Indonesia

8 August 2017
A one-stop complaint-handling platform called LAPOR! was launched by the Government of Indonesia in 2011 to manage citizens’ complaints and requests received through mobile applications, short message services, and website. This presentation shares some of the system’s successful cases that show…

Implementation of LAPOR! in Ministry of Law and Human Rights

8 August 2017
LAPOR! is the national complaint-handling mechanism of the Government of Indonesia. Implementation of LAPOR! in the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights will enable it to monitor public service directly, assure certainty to the citizens, and create innovative opportunities.