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ADB and IFMR Workshop Discussion Highlights

3 June 2016
This article summarizes the discussions during the different workshop sessions on catastrophe risk protection markets in India.

Briefing Note No 1 Country Safeguard Systems An Overview

30 May 2016
ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement calls for strengthening country safeguard systems as an objective in itself, to ensure that such systems achieve the benchmarks set by international good practices.

Briefing Note No 2 Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems For Effective Environmental Management

30 May 2016
Countries and multilateral financial institutions alike recognize the need to establish and implement legal and administrative frameworks that assess potential risks and manage the impacts of development projects on the environment.

Briefing Note No 3 Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems For The Protection Of Displaced Persons

30 May 2016
ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement recognizes efforts by developing member countries to improve involuntary resettlement safeguards and paves the way for the application of country safeguard systems to ADB-financed projects.

Briefing Note No 4 Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples Through Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems

30 May 2016
Opportunities remain to strengthen country safeguard systems for indigenous peoples by improving developing member countries' capacity to implement projects affecting them.

Briefing Note No 5 Strengthening Capacity To Apply Country Safeguard Systems

30 May 2016
The 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement of the Asian Development Bank calls for strengthening country safeguard systems as an objective in itself, to ensure that such systems achieve the benchmarks set by international good practices.

Closing Remarks Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

25 May 2016
In his closing remarks at this conference, Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Diwakar Gupta stressed that (i) public private partnerships are vital for digital financial services to reduce costs to government; (ii) development in digital finance can expand financial services for the poor and build…

Welcome Address Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

24 May 2016
Asian Development Bank’s Bambang Susantono in his welcome address at this conference highlighted how (i) a sharing economy gathers individuals, companies, governments, and policy makers to share information and resources, creating a network effect and impact that increases access and value for all…

SOL Land and Titles Amendment Act 2016

27 April 2016
This document contains details of an Act to amend the Land and Titles Act (Cap.133) to provide a right to resume certain fixed term estates. Disclaimer The legal instruments provided on this website are only those used as bases for the relevant equivalence assessments and are not guaranteed to be…

Shaping Our Technological Futures

11 April 2016
There is potential to address some of the important and long-term social and economic challenges through existing and emerging technologies. This paper demonstrates how to channel technological change and shape new and emerging technologies and systems to address today’s critical issues.