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Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023 Launch

24 August 2023
At the beginning of 2022, Asia and the world seemed poised for an economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede. Unfortunately, additional shocks unsettled the nascent recovery, hindering the progress that had been underway. Cost of living pressures rose as prices of energy and food…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Business Opportunities Seminar for projects funded by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank

23 August 2023
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. These activities benefit…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Journal Special Issue Launch: Rural and Agricultural Development in the Digital Age

18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Review of Development Economics on rural and agricultural development in the digital age, edited by Wanglin Ma, Andy McKay, Dil Rahut, and Tetsushi Sonobe. Papers in this special issue investigated the impacts of the…
Organizer: ADBI

Journal Special Issue Launch Webinar: Farmers’ Organizations and Sustainable Development

18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics on farmers’ organizations and sustainable development, coedited by Wanglin Ma, Marco Marini and ADBI’s Dil Rahut. Papers in this special issue examined how farmers’…
Organizer: ADBI

Digitally Driven Development (3D) South Asia - The World Emissions Clock: Using Data Visualization to Inform Climate Action in South Asia

17 August 2023
A growing number of countries, especially in Asia, are using data to design policies, respond to crises, and model future scenarios. Given its growing importance for informing decision-making, having accurate, high-quality, and trustworthy data is more crucial than ever. This knowledge sharing…
Organizer: South Asia Department

2023 ADB South Asia Regional Department (SARD) Knowledge Events

17 August to 14 November 2023
ADB's South Asia Regional Department (SARD) designs and delivers knowledge-sharing events to share good practices and lessons learned that could benefit ADB project officers and development member countries (DMCs), as well as on a range of emerging topics, such as digital transformation. SARD's…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Virtual Conference on Linking Farmers to Markets: Barriers, Solutions, and Policy Options

16 to 18 August 2023
Better access to domestic and international markets allows rural farmers to sell their products at higher prices, motivating them to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of the goods they produce and sell more. Reliable market access is also beneficial to regional income growth, food…
Organizer: ADBI

Offshore Wind Development– Lessons from the United Kingdom

7 August 2023
David Still CBE and Bill Grainger shared their experience in the development of the offshore wind sector in the United Kingdom. They discussed the lessons learned, current international best practices, and how the industry skilled up to meet challenges.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Pakistan Executing and Federal Agencies

1 August 2023
On 1 August 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI), in collaboration with Pakistan Resident Mission’s Capacity Development Resource Centre, delivered a hybrid integrity learning session for over 140 representatives from the executing agencies based in Punjab province and several…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

Integrated Capacity Development Training on ADB Funded Projects in Lahore, Pakistan

1 to 3 August 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pakistan Resident Mission’s (PRM) Capacity Development Resource Center(CDRC), in collaboration with CWOD-PSG, CWER, PPFD, and OAI,  successfully conducted a three-day program: 2nd Integrated Capacity Development Training in Lahore from 1st August till 3rd August…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department