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The Impact of Demographic Change on Labor Supply and Economic Growth: Can Asia Meet the Challenge Ahead?

18 May 2018
Some member-nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will see their working-age population grow or slightly decline by 2050; others will see them shrink. Several APEC countries rely on migration to expand their labor force and GDP. The labor force participation rates among people…

Tapping Technology to Maximize the Longevity Dividend in Asia

18 May 2018
The workforce in many Asian countries is aging and shrinking. Specific technologies could help improve the labor force participation of senior citizens or their productivity. Policies should promote the promotion and adoption of technologies, lifelong learning for seniors, and cross-border, intra-…

Overview: Fiscal Space in Indonesia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste

18 May 2018
Fiscal space refers to the financial resources that a government can use to support a certain program without compromising its own financial position. This presentation shares the potential fiscal spaces in three countries: Indonesia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste. These resources can be used to finance…

Financial Challenges of Meeting SDGs in Timor Leste

18 May 2018
Timor-Leste has several options to overcome the financial challenges that hinder it from meeting its SDG targets. It can increase its revenues by improving collections and creating additional taxes. It can also reallocate public expenditure by redirecting funds from inefficient programs. These…

PHOTO GALLERY: ADB officials welcome Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister, to ADB Headquarters

16 March 2018
During her visit to ADB Headquarters on 16 March 2018, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister and former UNDP Administrator, speaks as ADB's Gender Month Distinguished Speaker, meets with President Takehiko Nakao, members of ADB's Board of Directors, selected members of senior…

PHOTO GALLERY: Rt. Hon. Helen Clark speaks as Gender month Distinguished Speaker

8 March 2018
Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister, highlights how gender inequalities are persisting despite advantages in having women in leadership positions. Addressing a crowd of 600, she emphasized that there are proactive steps that we can take to grow the numbers of women in leadership…

Timor-Leste Nature-Based Tourism

24 November 2016
Discover the beauty of Timor-Leste, one of the six member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security, working to promote sustainable and responsible nature-based tourism to preserve one of the world’s most unique ecosystems and areas while providing…

New Zealand Lifelines

13 September 2016
Read about New Zealand Lifelines Council (NZLC) and how it improves infrastructure resilience. This presentation also focuses on Keeping Our Roads Open, a project of New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)’s resilience project. NZTA, a member of NZLC, aims to improve the experiences that people have on…

Presentation on Mid-Level Skills Training Project in Timor-Leste

7 June 2016
Conducting market research is a critical component of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) promotion to determine and segment the audience. Market research results direct how communication approaches can be positioned and which channels to use to effectively reach different…

The Case of Timor Leste

16 February 2016
Timor Leste's economy has grown rapidly in recent years. Oil and gas revenues have contributed to the increase of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from US$731 million 2002 to US$ 4,818 million in 2012. However, much still needs to be done to promote social protection and address urgent development…