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Impacts of Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for Financial Institutions

19 December 2022
Speakers provide insights on how financial institutions can effectively quantify climate risks and its impact on portfolios and identity opportunities.
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Child and Adolescent Nutrition in Indonesia’s Provinces: Findings and Implications

14 December 2022
More and more young people in Indonesia suffer from undernutrition, stunting, micro-nutrient deficiency, and obesity. Significant disparities exist in health and nutrition status across provinces in Indonesia. This webinar reviewed the results of nutrition and health studies conducted by 12…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 5: Strengthening Health System Resilience against Climate Change in Indonesia

9 December 2022
The fifth SECURE webinar discussed lessons learned from Indonesia's experience on health and climate policy-making and governance, ongoing actions, and recommended strategies and ways it can help strengthen the resilience of health systems and inform the harnessing of strong health systems as key…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Book Discussion: Keeping Indonesia Safe from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from the National Economic Recovery Programme

2 December 2022
This ADBI hybrid event spotlighted key takeaways from the new book Keeping Indonesia Safe from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from the National Economic Recovery Programme, published by the Indonesia Finance Ministry and the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. It explored COVID-19’s economic…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: AIIB Chief Economist Erik Berglof on State Capacity and Private Sector Mobilization Toward Net Zero in Emerging Economies

2 December 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Chief Economist Erik Berglof, who presented AIIB’s 2022 Asian Infrastructure Finance report on the transition to net zero carbon emissions in emerging economies and related policy challenges and solutions.…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Alexander Plekhanov on Business Unusual Transition Report

25 November 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Alexander Plekhanov of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), who presented EBRD’s 2022-23 Transition Report on the policy implications of “business unusual” conditions in the global economy. He discussed the effects of COVID-19…
Organizer: ADBI

Investors’ and Underwriters’ Perspectives on Sustainable Finance in ASEAN

24 November 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of climate change serve as a wake-up call for policymakers, corporations, investors, and all other relevant stakeholders to integrate environmental, social, and governance factors into their operations and daily lives. While ASEAN's sustainable bond market…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Accelerating Digital Health Outcomes with the Cloud

22 November 2022
Over the past decade, cloud computing has revolutionized how people and organizations work around the world by democratizing access to technology, affording organizations of all sizes access to a plethora of digital tools, as well as the security and sustainability benefits of the cloud. Cloud…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Environmental and Social Sustainability in Trade and Supply Chains

15 to 17 November 2022
ADB Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP), with its aim of making global trade and supply chains inclusive, green, resilient, transparent, and socially responsible, organized a 3-day workshop on ‘Environmental and Social Sustainability in Trade and Supply Chains” for partner banks in…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Impact on Small Firms in Central and West Asia

10 November 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and the associated sanctions—interrupted the COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Central and West Asia. The resulting supply chain disruptions and surging inflation have undermined business in the region, particularly for smaller firms. Yet impacts have differed creating…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department