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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.

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…

Asian Development Outlook: How Technology Affects Jobs

18 May 2018
Despite the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, job prospects in Asia are positive. Emerging technologies often automate only some tasks of a job, not the entire job. They result in the creation of non-routine, cognitive jobs, which have witnessed wage growth. Robot use, however, could…

Discussion on "How Technology Affects Jobs"

18 May 2018
The presenter noted that the regression estimates are very low in the table on changes in robot inputs and impact on employment. He also suggested further disagreggating the analysis at residence, gender, and education levels.

Demographics and Technological Change: Two Megatrends Shaping the Labor Market in Asia

17 May 2018
Asia is experiencing rapid ageing and technological change, which can affect productivity growth, human capital, and technological change. In this keynote presentation, the author identifies the specific technologies that can help ease ageing pressures, such as long term care, healthcare, and…

The Social Protection Agenda of the SDGs and its Fiscal Challenge

17 May 2018
Asia's accelerated growth has pressed many goverments throughout the region to find resources to finance social protection programs. ADB has been assisting its developing member countries in this area. It has also helped them assess the fiscal challenges they face in meeting their social protection…

Financing Universal Health Coverage

17 May 2018
Financing universal health coverage carries a high price tag - about $600 billion for sixteen countries in Asia. Developing countries in the region must increase its health investments, raise its pooled funding, and reduce out-of-pocket health expenses to meet this health financing gap. If done,…

How Technology Affects Jobs: Future of Jobs and Skills

3 May 2018
Automation is putting some jobs at risk. On the other hand, technological advancement has been driving higher productivity that fuels economic growth. This presentation summarizes Asian Development Bank’s report, Asian Development Outlook 2018: How Technology Affects Jobs. It explains why the…

Asian Development Outlook 2018 Report on How Technology Affects Jobs

27 April 2018
New technologies drive higher productivity and economic growth, but also pose challenges for workers. Asian Development Outlook 2018 report points out that while some of the region’s jobs will be eliminated through automation, countervailing forces will more than compensate against job losses. ADB…

ADB's New Procurement Framework: What's the Latest?

26 April 2018
Jeff Taylor in this presentation shared the changes to ADB’s procurement approach to deliver benefits and flexibility throughout the procurement cycle. He discussed the renewed focus on the concepts of value for money and fitness for purpose to save time and bring private sector and hi-tech…