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13th Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum: Policy Approaches to Support Green Financing of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

21 to 22 June 2023
Climate change and environmental degradation pose significant risks to the performance of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) critical to economic growth and climate resilience. The movement toward green finance mechanisms has the potential to create new financing opportunities for…
Organizer: ADBI

Innovative Solutions and Financial Analysis for Green Affordable Housing

20 June 2023
The emerging business-driven case for green affordable housing reveals six (6) drivers of profitability: i) access to international green finance flows for better financing terms; ii) minimized incremental cost through early planning; iii) faster sales through market differentiation; iv) savings…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Agricultural Waste Burning: Technology Solutions and Incentives

20 June 2023
The Asian Development Bank aims to play a more active role and be a leader in air quality management by scaling up investments and capacity-building support to developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Through the Asia Clean Blue Skies Program, this virtual knowledge-sharing event discuss the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Main Page: Enhancing Tax Transparency of ADB Developing Member Countries

16 June 2023
Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) 9433, Enhancing Tax Transparency of ADB Developing Member Countries (DMCs), is an ADB initiative focused on enhancing the capacity of ADB DMCs to (i) meet internationally agreed standards on tax transparency, (ii) counter tax evasion, and (iii) protect…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Southeast Asia’s Aviation Sector: Post-Pandemic Strategies and the Implications of a Rapid Recovery

15 to 16 June 2023
A new study, Southeast Asia’s Aviation Sector: Post-Pandemic Strategies and the Implications of a Rapid Recovery, projected the region's aviation sector could be 90% recovered by the end of 2023 and that the outlook is generally bright. However, the study said the last leg of the recovery or the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Transport Sector Office

Project Tridecagon – Technology to Link Financial Markets in ASEAN+3

15 June 2023
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains could be used to better connect ASEAN+3 central banks and central securities depository systems—an approach demonstrated by Project Tridecagon. A group of experts discussed the results of this proof-of-concept project, weighing the suitability,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023

13 to 16 June 2023
The Asian Development Bank, along with its co-organizers, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Korea Energy Agency (KEA), invited clean energy practitioners from across the Asia and Pacific region—including government agencies, private sector entities, equipment…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

ADB Data Room: Nature-Based Solutions

13 June 2023
Nature-based solutions (NBS), using nature and its ecosystem services, can address various development challenges, including environmental pollution, food insecurity, and climate change. NBS can be defined as the “actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Design Inclusive Cities with Data-informed Tool

9 June 2023
In March 2023, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) awarded an approximately $450,000 grant project to LocationMind, Inc. to support the development of the Poverty Impact and Vulnerability Evaluation (PIVE) tool designed to assist policymakers, planners, and other stakeholders in disaster management…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Workshop on How to Best Engage in International Trade for Women Entrepreneurs (Mongolia)

9 June 2023
ANSWER THIS POST-EVENT EVALUATION FORM TO RECEIVE DIGITAL CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION: https://forms.office.com/r/22WrUYfx2S Workshop on How to Best Engage in International Trade for Women Entrepreneurs Topics Covered: Breaking Barriers: Creating an Inclusive Workplace and Promoting Women's…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department