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Project ТА-8297 KGZ: Implementing the e-Procurement System in Kyrgyz Republic

5 October 2015

e-Procurement in India

5 October 2015

Development in (the People's Republic of) China Electronic Tendering and Bidding Procurement

5 October 2015

Development Policy Instruments to Support Decentralization and Local Governance Reforms

26 August 2015
Policy-based loans (PBLs) are important instruments that address both legal and regulatory policy constraints to develop a more conducive environment. The benefits and challenges of employing PBLs in the Asian Development Banks’ governance work are explained in this presentation. Important lessons…

Alternative Ways of Financing Urban Development

26 August 2015
The Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) provides assistance to medium-sized Asian cities in bridging the gap between their development plans and the implementation of their infrastructure investments. CDIA supports the identification and development of urban investment projects and links…

Proof in: Poverty Can End. What are We Waiting for?

18 June 2015
Can we really end poverty? A model for eradicating extreme poverty developed by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee offers proof. According to the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee’s graduation model, addressing poverty reduction entails looking beyond microfinance. Extreme poverty…

International Standards and Best Practices for Mitigating Corruption in Aid Flows and Sub-National Revenue Transfers

27 May 2015
Reducing corruption risks is the basic logic of anti-corruption. Information is the key to reducing corruption, increasing transparency, and getting the system right from the beginning. This presentation offers examples of effective transparency and accountability initiatives in mitigating…

Corruption Risks in Climate Finance and in Natural Resource Management

26 May 2015
Corruption threatens climate finance by raising the costs of and exacerbating the effects of climate change. The use of natural resources in most climate finance-funded projects contributes to environmental destruction and misuse of resources. Supporting country-driven climate change priorities…

ADB: Trends and Patterns in Climate Finance

25 May 2015
This presentation provides an overview of climate financing trends and patterns in general. It also examines the flow of climate finance in Asia and the Pacific. It shares details of Asian Development Bank's initiatives in relation to climate financing.

Economic Challenges in Korea and Korea Institute of Finance's Research

21 May 2015
This presentation analyzes Korea’s economic challenges and how the research activities of the Korea Institute of Finance (KIF) helped address these. KIF contributed several technical reports to better manage household debt problem; provided research outputs on macro-prudential policies to address…