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SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Small Economy Challenges

26 February 2021
Small economies face unique development challenges due to the small size of their domestic economy, limited economic base and high cost of connecting to regional and global markets. They tend also to have severe institutional capacity constraints. Because of their small size and face a high level…

How Governments Can Use Tax Policy to Speed Pandemic Recovery

25 February 2021
Governments worldwide have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by ramping up public spending and rolling out emergency fiscal response measures in an effort to bolster healthcare systems, strengthen social protection, and boost the economy. By November 2020, more than $25 trillion in financial support…

SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Transforming Education

28 January 2021
This policy talk discussed how education is reshaping in response to COVID-19 and how students and teachers are responding in the transition. Policies to prevent further erosion of hard-won gains in education were discussed as well. Listen to the full recording below. SPOT Series · SERD Policy…

RFI Inception Workshop Day 1

6 January 2021
Video recording of Day 1

Episode 3: External Investigations

17 December 2020
In the third episode of this video series, #IntegrityBytheNumbers, ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) shares insights on external investigations in 2020. OAI’s External Investigations Team handles cases involving external parties, such as contractors, consultants, bidders, suppliers…

Episode 1: Integrity Complaints and Trends

17 December 2020
The Complaints Intake Team of ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) shares its insights on trends and observations in complaints assessment. This is the first in OAI's new series of regular updates on complaints and investigations.

Episode 2: Staff Misconduct

17 December 2020
The Internal Investigations Team of ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) shares its insights on staff misconduct investigations in 2020. This is the second episode of OAI's new video series, #IntegrityBytheNumbers.

[VIDEO] Restoring Beaches through Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management | Asian Development Bank (adb.org)

16 December 2020
The coastal town of Ullal in the state of Karnataka is an important trading center in the southwestern region of India. However, the safety and livelihood of its communities are threatened by shoreline erosion. Introduction of environmentally appropriate hybrid solutions have helped counter this…

PHOTO GALLERY - Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Sweden

9 December 2020
Photo Gallery Sweden BOS

SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and How It Can Transform the Economies in the Region

1 December 2020
The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five regional partners (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, PRC, and Republic of Korea) signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on 15 November 2020. RCEP is seen as the biggest free trade agreement in history and…