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Economic Corridor Development Putting Concept into Action

8 December 2016
The Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program is expected to stimulate economic growth in India. In this Insight Thursday session, ADB's Manoj Sharma discussed the program, comprised of a multitranche financing facility, a policy-based loan, an urban climate change resilience…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

On the Margins of Development Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion Poverty Reduction and Prosperity

5 December 2016
Explore the connections between LGBT issues and economic development in Asia and the Pacific. Gender equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people is usually viewed through a human rights lens, but equality and inclusion of LGBT people are also important economic development issues…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Office of the General Counsel

National Workshop for Promoting Gender Equality in the Labor Market Gender Labor and Migration in the Peoples Republic of China

17 to 18 November 2016
Co-hosted by ADB's East Asia Regional Department and Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, International Labor Organization (ILO), and Beijing Normal University, this workshop shared the findings of the Technical Note on Gender, Migration, and Labor Market, which shows trends in…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, East Asia Department

Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

19 September 2016
PM Group’s Chris Lewis-Jones presented on designing, building, and launching trade information portals (TIPs) in this learning event organized by Asian Development Bank's Board of Directors. TIPs are a one-stop shop where cross-border trade rules, regulations, procedures, and processes are gathered…
Organizer: Board of Directors

Deep Dive Lateral Learning Program on Inclusive Energy Solutions

29 August to 2 September 2016
This program aimed to further enhance the capacity of energy sector leaders, particularly the ADB executing agencies and implementing agencies in competencies required to mainstream social inclusion, gender equity, and women’s empowerment in key aspects of energy sector development through…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Brown Bag Session Comparative Study of Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

26 August 2016
Drastic changes happened with the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, including the transition from central planned to a market-based economy. In a brown bag session, Lyubov Tsoy, intern at Asian Development Bank's Public Management, Finance, Sector, and Trade Division of the Central and…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Gender Community Exchange Week

29 July to 5 August 2016
Asian Development Bank's Gender Equity Thematic Group organized an Orientation for New Gender Specialists and 2016 Gender Specialists' Consultation Meeting in conjunction with the Gender Equity Thematic Group Retreat. All of these fell under the Gender Community Exchange week which aims to discuss…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Using Institutional Reforms to Prevent Child Marriage in Indonesia

28 April 2016
Maternal mortality and teenage pregnancy are health concerns in some Indonesian districts. The event discussed how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Kinerja supported institutional reforms to address the issues, and reduced cases of child marriage births to mothers…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia

11 to 12 April 2016
This sub-regional conference on Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia aims to provide a forum for lateral learning, through the exchange of useful experiences and showcasing of good practices in providing inclusive solutions, with a focus on gender equity, to address the…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization

1 March 2016
Two private companies, Japan's Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System Center and NTT Data, shared their respective business models and how they can potentially contribute to trade facilitation and customs modernization in Asia and the Pacific.
Organizer: Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Trade Division, Southeast Asia Department