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Trade-Relevant Data in Suspicious Transaction Reports

14 December 2021
via Zoom 90-minute webinar for banks and financial institutions to introduce the ADB-led trade-based money laundering (TBML) project with seven Asia and the Pacific FIU-collaborators, and to provide a platform for experts to share TBML detection tips and best practices. Note: Session recordings…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Youth in a Time of Crisis: Livelihood Diaries from Nepal and Indonesia During COVID-19

8 to 9 December 2021
Youth in a Time of Crisis: Livelihood Diaries from Nepal and Indonesia During COVID-19 RESEARCH FINDINGS LAUNCH 8 and 9 December 2021 | 5:30–7:00 p.m. GMT+8 The Asian Development Bank, Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Restless Development teamed up to undertake…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Youth for Climate Action: How young people are influencing climate policy and resilience in the region

3 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Young people have taken to the streets ringing the alarm about the impacts of the climate change emergency. While the protests showcase youth’s frustration in current socio-political systems of managing the climate emergency, they are increasingly also engaging in climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Community and Occupational Health and Safety

2 to 3 December 2021
via Zoom. 2 December 2021, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Governments, Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 2 December 2021, 10:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 9:00 a.m. Washington DC (GMT –…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMEs: Part I – The Basics

2 December 2021
In this 30-minute technical session presented by the Women's Finance Exchange (WFX), participants will get the chance to hear from and ask the experts as they talk about "Accessing Female SMEs: Digitalization and Credit Scoring." This first installment of a three-part series was conducted on 2…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Promoting Better Nutrition Outcomes through Multisectoral Approach in Post-COVID-19 Asia and the Pacific

2 December 2021
Good nutrition is necessary to protect young child growth, cognition, and school performance, improve lifetime earnings, and productivity, and ultimately break the cycle of poverty. Its importance is reflected in the fact that 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals contain highly relevant…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMES Webinar Series

2 December 2021 to 24 February 2022
The webinar series, "Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMEs," aimed to provide practical knowledge on gender, alternative data, and insights on credit scoring for financial institutions, with discussants Dean Caire, a credit scoring specialist, and Steven Landman, a fintech expert. The…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

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

Labor and Working Conditions

29 November to 1 December 2021
via Zoom. 29 November 2021, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Governments, Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 29 November 2021, 10:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 9:00 a.m. Washington DC (GMT…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department