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Two Years On COVID19 Impacts on Gender Equality in Asia

29 March 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for progress toward gender equality in Asia. The UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessment—which provides snapshots of how the region’s women and girls have experienced the pandemic—is helping expose the extent of these impacts and their implications…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Making Big Data Work for Economic Assessment

8 March 2022
Big data offers unprecedented advantages for monitoring economic trends in real-time and assessing the socioeconomic impact of major events. The webinar explored different types of innovative data sources and tools, and discuss how Asian economies can improve accessibility, capacity, and…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

How FemaleFriendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan

4 March 2022
The webinar presented results from a representative survey of firms in in Lahore, Pakistan—a metropolis of over 10 million—to shed light on how comfortable workspaces in Lahore currently are for women and the extent to which they can be made more favorable, both for women who are currently…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

The Sustainability of Asias Debt

23 February 2022
Slowing growth and government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have lifted debt levels globally, with developing Asia also catching up in this trend. In the new book, The Sustainability of Asia’s Debt: Problems, Policies, and Practices, 24 renowned experts and practitioners explore the anatomy…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asian Economic Integration Report 2022 Launch

9 February 2022
Another year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the report describes an Asia and Pacific region that has more experience in tackling pandemic hardships, better data showing positive integration trends, and greater confidence in cooperation to address shared concerns. The report also features a theme…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB Distinguished Speakers ProgramDaron Acemoglu

19 January 2022
Is the world today afflicted with excessive automation? In this lecture, Professor Daron Acemoglu discussed automation and its consequences, including the potential economic, political, and social costs of the current path of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. By displacing…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADBs Knowledge Journey The Role of Research and Collaboration

19 January 2022
ADB aims to combine finance and partnerships with the knowledge to help achieve its vision of a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific. While COVID-19 exacerbated the region’s development challenges, it also underscored the importance of evidence-based…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Strategic Routes for Financial Resilience in ASEAN+3

14 December 2021
Regional financial cooperation remains crucial for East and Southeast Asian economies to adapt to the changing financial landscape. This Asian Impact webinar discussed how regional financial cooperation can help achieve financial resilience and sustained recovery post-pandemic, in the context of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Lessons from Asia Small and MediumSized Enterprise Monitor 2021 Accelerating Dynamics of MSMEs post COVID19 in South Asia

1 December 2021
This webinar comprised five sessions: 1. Trends and challenges in MSME development in South Asia: lessons from the Asia SME Monitor 2021, which summarized key findings from the ASM 2021 Volume I; 2. National efforts to scale up MSMEs and challenges against the pandemic, which discussed selected…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Transforming Agriculture in Asia

9 November 2021
Asia’s agriculture is facing challenges from evolving consumer demand, shifting demographics, and a changing and more fragile environment. Innovative solutions are required to increase the productivity of developing Asia’s smallholder farmers and sustainably meet changing demand. In this webinar…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department