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Financing Tertiary Education

22 August 2018
Given the need to expand universities in Asia and therefore the critical role of financing, the author seeks to answer questions such as the case for university tuition charges and why student loans are necessary. He also differentiates between time-based repayment loans and income-contingent loans…

Economic Outlook and Progress of Regional Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific

22 August 2018
The growth of developing Asian countries is expected to remain solid amid the continued robust growth in major advanced economies. Domestic demand will still be the main growth driver, as strong consumption will continue. Asia’s regional integration is deepening, and global financial market…

Supporting Clean Energy Entrepreneurship

14 July 2018
Young entrepreneurs discuss the roles that development banks and governments can play in supporting clean technology startup businesses. Asia needs cleantech solutions—innovative technologies, products, and services that enable more efficient use and management of energy and natural resources. By…

Paying Primary Care through National Health Insurance

25 June 2018
ADB's Eduardo Banzon discussed the role of national health insurance (NHI) in expanding primary care services in Asia. He also described the implementation steps needed to enable NHI paying for primary care, analyzed the bottlenecks and barriers of NHI coverage of primary care, and identified…

Blue Innovation using OTEC and DOWA from AsiaPacific

18 June 2018
An Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) and Deep Sea Water Application (DOWA) have been strongly focused again on the important one solution for expected for saving the earth and Sustainable Development Golds (SDGs). In recent years, technology and business have been internationally advanced to…

Corporate Governance SOE Reforms and Financial Instruments Legal Aspects

11 June 2018
Jogendra Ghimire, ADB Senior Counsel talked about ADB's engagement with SOEs and the legal aspects of SOE reforms.

Remarks by Chiara Bronchi Deputy Director General of SDCC and OIC of the Governance Thematic Group

11 June 2018
Chiara Bronchi, Deputy Director General concurrently Chief Thematic Officer and OIC, Governance Thematic Group, underscores the importance of renewed commitments to strengthen public service delivery through improved corporate governance of state-owned enterprise in Asia and the Pacific region in…

Remarks by Chul Ju Kim Deputy Dean of ADBI

11 June 2018
Chul Ju Kim, ADBI Deputy Dean shared the importance of transparent and accountable corporate governance of SOEs for sound and sustained economic development of Asian emerging countries.

ADBs Focus on Governance and Public Sector Management

11 June 2018
Gambhir Bhatta, Advisor, SDCC and Head, Knowledge Sharing and Services Center of ADB discussed ADB’s focus on governance and public sector management, including (i) SOE reforms and corporate governance in Asia and the Pacific region; and (ii) political economy of, and governance risks in, SOE…

City Government Finances in the Asia Pacific Region Issues and Reform Options

28 May 2018
Learn why local government taxes should be a priority issue in Asia. While the timing might be right to create policies that will increase city government tax revenue mobilization, there are considerable constraints to achieving this. This presentation discusses the present status of local…