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8 November 2017
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Speakers and Panelists

8 November 2017
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Welcome Remarks during the 2nd Asia Finance Forum

8 November 2017
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management & Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono opened the 2nd Asia FInance Forum by sharing how Fintech is now shaping the digital economy. It is now revolutionizing trade finance, and providing more opportunties for markets while supporting social…

ADB and the Economic Conditions in Asia and the Pacific

7 November 2017
Christopher Stephens discussed ADB's mission, strategy, and the general economic outlook in developing Asia in the first installment of the ADB-SFS Speaker Series. He shared how ADB and its 67 member-countries have faciliated economic growth, regional cooperation, and poverty reduction in Asia and…

FinTech Regulation and RegTech

6 November 2017
Although FinTech has been given focused attention in the financial sector only in 2014, it actually has a long history and evolution. Seen today as the new marriage of financial services and information technology, it has contributed signficantly to financial inclusion and economic development in…

Catalyzing Green Finance Blending and Leveraging Sovereign Finance for Financially and EnvironmentallySustainable Infrastructure Projects

11 October 2017
The need to green all finance and not just bonds means financing of investments that provide environmental benefits in the broader context of environmentally sustainable development. ADB’s Green Finance Catalyzing Facility is an innovative financing solution for enhancing both financially-bankable…

Poverty and Social Analysis in Urban Projects

10 October 2017
Urbanization brings not only economic growth but challenges--higher slum populations, congestion, and lack of access to basic services. Poverty and social analysis (PSA) can help urban projects address these challenges more effectively. PSA can improve project design, maximize project benefits, and…

Poverty and Social Analysis Project Documentation and Lessons from the Field

10 October 2017
Poverty and social analysis (PSA) is an integral part of project development and processing. It provides key information for project rationale, project context, design options, special features, impact, risks, and monitoring indicators. This presentation provides a concise guide in using PSA in…

The Circular Economy Advantage

26 September 2017
Compared to today’s linear’s “take, make, dispose” economic model which disregards loss of materials, a circular economy provides a powerful lens to review every process within a framework of material flows and reduces waste or inefficiencies. Switching from a linear to a circular economy is…

Strengthening Financial Resilience the Role of ADB

6 September 2017
Government financing for disaster reduction is limited because other urgent demands compete for budget allocation. Penetration of market-based risk transfer instruments are also extremely low in many countries. As a result, many development and recovery efforts are delayed or thwarted every time…