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Fiscal Space for Health and Resources to Finance Universal Health Coverage

17 July 2017
Financing the health sector is a big challenge for many countries on the way to achieving universal health coverage. Health financing challenges facing health systems across many low- and middle-income countries include those related to underfinancing of the sector; inefficient/inequitable…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Noncommunicable Diseases, Physical Activity, and the Youth

10 July 2017
Can Asia's youth play a more active role in promoting health and fighting noncommunicable diseases? ADB's Enrique Corpus and Shruti Mehta shared lessons from an experiential learning program on the youth's role in creating a conducive environment for promoting physical activity to fight…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Regional Seminar on Fintech in Capital Markets

3 to 7 July 2017
Financial technologies are changing the game in the financial services sector. While the fintech industry is relatively a young sector, it has been recognized for its economic return on innovation in terms of jobs and Gross Domestic Product growth. Globally, fintech requires financial regulators to…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

International Public Asset Management Company Forum Workshop

30 May 2017
Research findings on non-performing loan resolution strategies in Asia and the Euro area were discussed in this workshop. Resource persons presented evidence on the determinants, propagation mechanisms, and macrofinancial implications of non-performing loans (NPLs) and assessed possible approaches…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Updates from ADB's Health Impact Assessment and Healthy Project Design Initiative

29 May 2017
How is ADB considering the impacts of infrastructure projects to the health of affected individuals and communities? ADB Consultant Gene Peralta provided updates on ADB and country initiatives on health impact assessment, specifically on how to achieve healthy design of infrastructure projects…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

European Union's Macroprudential Policy

29 May 2017
European Central Bank's Macro-Financial Linkages Division deputy head Reiner Martin presented the institutional framework for macroprudential policy in the European Union (EU), focusing on the euro area and covering risk surveillance and assessment, policy design, and policy implementation. He…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Country Studies on Economic Corridor Development and a Background Paper on the Future of RCI in Asia and the Pacific

25 May 2017
The RCI-TG Secretariat held a final workshop to discuss two country studies on Economic Corridor Development and a background Paper on The Future of RCI in Asia and the Pacific. The workshop aimed to solicit comments on the country studies and discuss the proposed coverage of the background and…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Trade Division

Healthcare in the People's Republic of China

13 March 2017
The People's Republic of China has achieved universal health insurance in 2011. What are its impacts so far? ADB intern Jessica Sun discussed the process of how the People's Republic of China achieved universal health insurance since 2011, evaluated the impacts of access to health insurance, and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADB Gender Month 2017 Celebration

1 to 31 March 2017
ADB holds a series of gender-related activities annually throughout the month of March to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The month-long activities aim to: (i) promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the work culture and environment; (ii) provide an…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

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