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What is Corruption?

21 March 2016
Corruption, defined by Transparency International as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain,” is tackled in this presentation. The discussion also covers the different categories and forms or actions of corruption. The concept of systemic corruption is examined.

Climate Finance: Getting the Numbers Right

17 March 2016
ADB’s plan to double its annual climate financing by 2020 is the focus of this presentation. Climate finance, defined by the Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks' Climate Finance as the amount of financial resources that contributes to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation…

Enhancing Transparency and Exchange of Information - Background to the Project and Progress

9 March 2016
Risks in tax avoidance and evasion are on the rise in Asia. Mobilization of domestic resources is needed to create better tax systems that is crucial for development. The Asian Development Bank provides technical assistance for the capacity development of tax administration in Asia.

Combating Tax Evasion: Building the Strategies, Organization, and Processes

9 March 2016
Projects of the Asian Development Bank focus on enhancing and exchanging information, and on practicing transparency to combat tax evasion and increase tax revenues. This presentation explains how the three components of strategy, policy and legislation, and administration fit together to meet the…

Sources of Great Recession: A Bayesian Approach of a Data Rich Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model with Time-Varying Volatility Shocks

8 March 2016
Kobe University Professor Shin-Ichi Nishiyama, then with Tohoku University, in his paper concluded that negative bank net worth shock affected the US economy before the downturn of corporate net worth. While troubled Asset Relief Program worked well for financial institutions, it has not been the…

Strengthening Enterprises through Gender Capacity Building

3 March 2016
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves explicitly prioritizes women’s empowerment in its mission statement. It implements a robust gender capacity building program to ensure cooking sector enterprises prioritize and understand how to integrate gender throughout their business models.

Sustainable Urban Transport: Realizing the New Climate Change Agenda and Initiatives in BRT and Road Safety - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

19 February 2016
This webinar discusses the implications and applications of COP21 on the urban transport sector. It also presents an integrated approach to urban transport planning and management, including ADB's contributions to urban transport in terms of knowledge sharing and learning, financing, and inclusive…
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Sustainable Urban Transport: Realizing the New Climate Change Agenda and Initiatives in BRT and Road Safety - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

19 February 2016
With the recent global agreements on climate change mitigation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), transport and urban development specialists are saying that now is the right time to implement green transport projects.

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…

An Assessment of the Implementation of Results-Based Management Frameworks in Selected Countries

4 February 2016
Failure of bureaucracies to identify appropriate output definitions and indicators, and a unifying outcomes classification framework has undermined the usefulness, integrity, and comprehensibility of agencies’ performance-based budget (PBB) and results-based budget management (RBBM) frameworks. PBB…