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The Future of Sustainable Cities

17 March 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has given Southeast Asia the opportunity to reimagine its cities and make them more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable, said experts at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). In a panel, "The Future of Sustainable Cities,"…

Accelerating Climate Finance for Green Recovery

17 March 2022
Southeast Asia needs to design and develop more bankable projects in order to mobilize private capital to finance its climate ambitions, said experts at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). In a panel, "Accelerating Climate Finance for Green…

Build to Last—Shaping MSMEs’ Growth in the Digital Age

17 March 2022
With micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asia contributing about 40% on average to each country's gross domestic product, governments need to ensure small businesses have access to credit and the capacity to deploy technology and take advantage of digital solutions and…

Keynote

17 March 2022
Southeast Asian countries must brace for headwinds including the longer-term risks of future pandemics and climate change, supply chain disruptions, rising oil and commodity prices, and prolonged geopolitical instability, said Singapore Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for…

Driving an Inclusive Tourism Recovery in Southeast Asia

17 March 2022
Southeast Asian countries should seize the opportunity presented by the pandemic to rebuild tourism so it is more sustainable, inclusive, and less susceptible to shocks, said leaders at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). Moderator: David Ingles,…

COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Challenges Update

17 March 2022
To prepare for more pandemics in the future, countries should continue surveillance efforts, boost vaccine research and development and manufacturing capability, and strengthen the regulatory environment and health structure and systems, said Anh Wartel, deputy director general for Clinical,…

Southeast Asia Rising from the Pandemic Report Launch and Fireside Chat

16 March 2022
Two years since COVID-19 hit, economies across Southeast Asia are showing signs of recovery, although growth remains fragile, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) new report, Southeast Asia Rising from the Pandemic, which was launched during the third Southeast Asia Development Symposium…

Closing Keynote

16 March 2022
To foster recovery, Southeast Asia needs to build up digital capabilities and arm small businesses with the tools to harness technology, said Grab Cofounder Hooi Ling Tan at the third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). She also stressed the need to boost the credit access of small…

Building Back Better through Inclusive Solutions

16 March 2022
With COVID-19 hurting the most vulnerable in Southeast Asia, countries need to focus on solutions that would create opportunities and bolster well-being of people hurt the most by the pandemic, including women and girls and the poor, said leaders at the third Southeast Asia Asia Development…

Opening Keynote

16 March 2022
Southeast Asia needs to ensure its recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be both inclusive and sustainable, said Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa during the third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). In his opening keynote, he stressed the need for a recovery…