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Unlocking MSME Potential amid Global Trade Uncertainty

11 December 2025
The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2025 looks at financial and non-financial conditions, progress, and policy interventions for MSMEs in the region. How can ADB operations help DMCs design effective MSME development strategies that unlock MSME potential amid global trade…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Building Sustainable Investment Policies: Lessons from Uzbekistan

2 December 2025
A comprehensive, long-term approach to investment policy was key to unlocking the potential of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia and the Pacific. Such an approach looked beyond individual reforms to build a coherent investment framework that encompassed legal and regulatory systems,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

The Blue Way for SMEs in Asia and the Pacific

25 November 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) are preparing a project proposal to accelerate SME investments in the blue economy across Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. This webinar aims to:  Validate project design and proposed components with national and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Finance Sector Office

Skills that Pay: Demand for Digital and AI Skills in Asia and the Pacific

24 November 2025
The study, The Technification of Jobs: An LLM-Based Analysis of Digital Skills Demand in Asia–Pacific, provided a large-scale assessment of how digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills were transforming job markets across seven countries in the region. Using millions of job postings from…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ASM 2025: Global Uncertainty, Trade, and Private Sector Businesses in Asia and the Pacific

12 to 13 November 2025
ADB organized the Launch Seminar of the Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) 2025 Edition, which addressed the theme “Global Uncertainty, Trade, and Private Sector Businesses in Asia and the Pacific” on 12–13 November 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The ASM was a signature knowledge…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia Pacific Climate Report 2025 Launch: Unlocking Nature for Development

30 October 2025
The second report of the series, Unlocking Nature for Development, highlighted the economic imperative of integrating nature into decision-making to scale investment and drive nature-positive transformation across the region. This webinar explored how upgrading governance, policy, and data…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Roundtable Meeting

22 October 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a consultative meeting on the proposed Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF), an operational platform that will support sovereign project preparation, pre-commercialization of innovative technologies for private enterprises, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Private Sector Operations Department

Accelerating Asia’s Growth with AI and Cloud Technologies

16 October 2025
Synergistic adoption of AI and cloud technologies is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for regional growth. The session highlighted how even a modest 1% increase in AI spending can generate a 0.03% rise in GDP, underscoring the significant economic potential of these technologies.…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asian Development Outlook September 2025 Launch

30 September 2025
Higher tariffs are casting a longer shadow over the global economy, with developing Asia feeling the strain. Yet, the region is showing resilience, buoyed by supportive policies and easing inflation. The Asian Development Outlook September 2025 dived deep into these shifting dynamics,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

CSO Insights: A Listening and Dialogue Forum

15 to 16 September 2025
  On 15–16 September 2025, the Asian Development Bank's NGO and Civil Society Center, in collaboration with the Office of Safeguards, hosted civil society organizations (CSOs) from across Asia and the Pacific for the inaugural CSO Insights: A Listening and Dialogue Forum in Manila, Philippines…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Digital Sector Office, Energy Sector Office, Environment Thematic Group, Gender Equality Division, Office of Safeguards, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office