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Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with Bangladesh

19 December 2021
ADB's Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM) organized the Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS), which is a one-stop forum for consultants, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers looking to provide goods and services for ADB projects under the Bangladesh portfolio.
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, South Asia Department

LEAP 7: Lessons from “e-Conomy SEA 2021: Roaring 20s: The SEA Digital Decade"

16 December 2021
In the 7th LEAP Series, Ms. Geia Lopez, Industry Analytical Head, Google Southeast Asia, discussed Southeast Asia’s digital economy citing the evolution of consumer behavior, insights about how merchants adopted digital services, market performance across SEA digital marketplaces including e-…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

International Financial Institutions Water and Energy Sectors Business Opportunities Seminar in Southeast Asia (IFI BOS)

9 December 2021
The International Financial Institutions Business Opportunities Seminar focused on energy and water-related procurement opportunities in Southeast Asia. Key speakers from ADB, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, and World Bank Group delivered presentations on: Energy and water sector priorities…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

International Anticorruption Day 2021 - Integrity: Enforcement and Impact

9 December 2021
ADB celebrated its 11th International Anticorruption Day on 9 December 2021 through a virtual knowledge-sharing event hosted by OAI. With the theme, Integrity: Enforcement and Impact, Managing Director General Woochong Um highlighted the importance of integrity in ADB’s policies and practices and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

A New Pathway for the Creative Economy: Recovery, Growth and Jobs?

8 December 2021
Before the pandemic hit, the creative economy was on track to account for 10% of global GDP by 2030. In recognition, the United Nations declared 2021 the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. The pandemic, however, changed the trajectory of the creative economy in two…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Webinar on Global Value Chain Development Report 2021

2 December 2021
Border closings and mobility restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in global value chains, contributing to product shortages and sparking discussions about “reshoring” production. Beyond COVID-19, global value chains also face risks from geopolitical tensions and…
Organizer: North American Representative Office

Lessons from Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2021: Accelerating Dynamics of MSMEs post COVID-19 in South Asia

1 December 2021
This webinar comprised five sessions: 1. Trends and challenges in MSME development in South Asia: lessons from the Asia SME Monitor 2021, which summarized key findings from the ASM 2021 Volume I; 2. National efforts to scale up MSMEs and challenges against the pandemic, which discussed selected…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Solutions Search: Meaningful Youth Engagement in ADB's Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Program

30 November 2021
This contest is a solution-sharing platform for Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) youth. Through the form of a short video (2 minutes maximum) or an essay (500 words maximum), GMS youth are encouraged to showcase their current project/business/initiative that is relevant to any of the three main…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADBI-APAEA Conference on COVID-19 and Central Banking in Asia and the Pacific

24 to 26 November 2021
Central banks have been at the forefront of COVID-19 response and recovery policies. The effective transmission of monetary policy to the real economy in response to pandemic shocks is highly uncertain, however. In addition, how fiscal and monetary policies complement each other and can be…
Organizer: ADBI

The Integrity Learning Series: ADB Sanctions – Debarments and Suspensions

24 November 2021
What are ADB sanctions including temporary suspensions and debarments? How does a firm or individual get debarred or temporarily suspended and what are the consequences? Why is your role in ADB’s sanctions screening crucial to fight corruption? How do you get access to and use ADB’s Complete…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity