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Financial Stability Review by ECB Key Takeaways

4 June 2018
In this presentation, European Central Bank’s Paul Hiebert shares the bank’s Financial Stability Review. The presentation also gives an overview of some methodological innovations that can improve understanding of the state of financial stability.

How gender budgeting contributes to urban planning

24 April 2018
The presentation includes discussion on: (i) the importance of taking gender into consideration in urban planning; (ii) an overview of the concept of gender-responsive budgeting (GRB); (iii) how GRB is linked with urban planning; (iv) actors and stakeholders in the GRB process; (v) some experiences…

Why Care about Quality of Care The Case of Lao PDRs Health System

12 March 2018
Discover how Lao PDR is improving quality of care to achieve better health outcomes. As countries in the Asia-Pacific region strive to achieve universal health coverage, removing financial barriers to health care is fundamental yet not sufficient. Utilization of health services and the achievement…

Property Tax System of the Netherlands

22 February 2018
In the Netherlands, property tax is a tax levied by the municipal government according to market value. Assessment of the market value of properties is conducted annually and is based on the Act for Real Estate Assessment. Learn more about the property tax system in the Netherlands.

Making the Demand Side of Freedom of Information Work

5 December 2017
In the United Kingdom, the passage of the Freedom of Information was a long and slow process. Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, UK, shares his experience in working on the United Kingdom’s campaign for FOI since it was set up in 1984. Prior to the FOI Law, a statutory…

Freedom of Information

5 December 2017
Records management helps citizens find requested information, identify the type of information that exists, and ensure the destruction of unwelcome information. This presentation provides useful information on processing freedom of information requests.

Building ResilienceAdaptive Capacity through Social Collaboration in Community DRR and Learning Programs Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

21 July 2017
Paul Ofei-Manu shares the underlying principles of social collaboration and case studies on initiatives that highlight good collaborative processes/practices

The Resolution of NonPerforming Loans

30 May 2017
A legacy from the economic and financial crisis, non-performing loans (NPLs) affect countries differently but is a burden for the euro area. Though Internal workout by banks and pressure by micro-supervisors are always necessary, they are not sufficient. The creation of well-designed asset…

Macroprudential Policy in the European Union and the Euro Area

29 May 2017
Though macroprudential policy in the European Union or the euro area is rapidly developing, a large part of it remain untested. As macroprudential policy bridges the gap between common monetary and largely country-specific fiscal and structural policies, it is an extremely valuable supplementary…

Nam Theun 2 Has the ADB Learned the Lessons

5 May 2017
ADB supported Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Lao PDR as it is seen to help reduce poverty incidence in the area. Issues have been raised by certain groups, particularly on the alleged failure to restore livelihoods and provide long-term gains to the residents. This presentation looks into the…