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FinTech, RegTech, and the Reconceptualization of Financial Regulation

24 February 2017
Hong Kong University's Professor Douglas Arner traced the roots and evolution of financial technology and the application of technology to regulation (RegTech). He compared these two concepts, and discussed how RegTech has grown broader than finance and why it will play a key role in the impending…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Congestion, Mobility, and Accessibility in Emerging Cities

22 February 2017
Gilles Duranton, professor and chair of Wharton School's Real Estate Department, spoke on urban congestion in emerging cities. He proposed an integrated framework to think about accessibility, mobility, and congestion consistently, and showed that progress can be made by combining economics with…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Transport Sector Office

ADB Conference on Economic Development 2017: Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

9 to 10 January 2017
With the theme “Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies," this conference promoted the exchange of new research and ideas among researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers on significant and emerging topics in economic development. Top researchers in the fields of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

2016 ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum

27 to 28 October 2016
With the theme, “Promoting Sustainable Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific”, the 2016 Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Asian Think Tank Development Forum gathered around 70 participants representing 24 countries in the region. Held in New Delhi India, this year's forum was co-organized by the National…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Financial Executives National Conference

7 October 2016
The Financial Executives (FINEX) National Conference in 2016 tackled the importance of financial inclusion in economic development. Its five technical sessions provided inputs on overcoming obstacles to financal inclusion, the advantages of digital financing, and the role of technology in fostering…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Eminent Speakers' Forum - Resilience and Sustainability for Asia and the World

12 September 2016
Earth Institute's Jeffrey Sachs talked about economic resilience and sustainability, two critical challenges facing Asia and the world. He also discussed what governments and society can do to better manage future technological, social, demographic, and environmental challenges facing the region.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging East Asia

17 to 18 August 2016
The Asian Develoment Bank, through its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department – Macroeconomics Research Division, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia coducted a workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging Asia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The workshop covered topics…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Workshop on Building Catastrophe Risk Protection Markets for Low-Income Households in India

2 to 3 June 2016
The purpose of the workshop is to bring key market participants together to debate and discuss the development of robust and deep catastrophe risk protection markets in India. Participants discussed the need for catastrophe risk protection in India, dispeled any misconceptions involved with the…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

24 to 25 May 2016
This learning event, organized by Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor and ADB Institute, aimed to bring together policy makers, financial sector supervisors and regulators, financial institutions, financial technology companies, academia, as…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Takatoshi Ito

7 January 2016
Asian emerging market countries have followed a path of growth convergence from a low-income, high-growth state to a middle-income, middle-growth state, through industrialization. Although Asian economies were severely affected by the Asian Currency Crisis of 1997-98, they recovered rapidly.…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department