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Lockdown, Loosening and Asia’s Growth Prospects

18 June 2020
This webinar featured a panel of experts as they discussed the updated growth prospects for developing Asia contained in the Asian Development Outlook 2020 Supplement. During the webinar, attendees had the opportunity to learn about the factors underlying the forecast revisions in the Asian…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Thinking Outside the Box: Policy Recommendations for Developing Countries in the COVID-19 era and Beyond

11 June 2020
Authorities across the globe are confronting the staggering economic costs of COVID-19. Join us in a candid discussion of Asia’s response to the pandemic, as our expert panel weighs the policy measures taken so far and considers how best to position the region for recovery. During the webinar,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asian Impact: ADB Research in Action

4 June 2020 to 31 July 2021
Asian Impact is a webinar series that showcases ADB’s research work and informs debate on critical policy issues in Asia. ADB experts, noted academics, frontline policymakers, and others will provide their insights through engaging panel discussions and stimulating research seminars. Join us for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment Amid COVID-19—Supply Chains, Bottlenecks, and Policy Implications

4 June 2020
This webinar featured a high-level panel of experts and discussed how COVID-19 is disrupting global supply chains for medical equipment, pinpoint weaknesses in supply chain management, explore solutions for businesses, and suggest how governments and international agencies can help. It also gave…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Making Urban Sanitation More Inclusive in Papua New Guinea

16 April 2020
Among ADB’s 14 DMCs in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea (PNG) ranks lowest in the water and sanitation access indicators. The Joint Monitoring Program 2017 Update reports a decline in access to improved sanitation facilities in PNG over the last 15 years, leaving 65% of the population still using…
Organizer: Pacific Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB-ECB Workshop on NPL Resolution in Asia and Europe

10 to 11 February 2020
Previous financial crises have demonstrated the long-lasting negative impact nonperforming loans (NPLs) can have on financial stability and the economy. While the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis was a watershed moment for many Asian economies’ financial systems, the economic impacts of elevated NPL…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Book Launch: Infrastructure Financing in Asia

29 October 2019
Developing Asian countries need to invest more than 5% of their gross domestic product over the next decade to be able to meet the infrastructure needs of their fast-growing economies, according to Infrastructure Financing in Asia, a new book edited by ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

High-Level Roundtable on Asian Cities: Fostering Growth and Inclusion

30 September 2019
Urbanization is widely believed to be an engine of growth. Cities host dynamic firms and create productive jobs, with agglomerations resulting in better matches between workers and jobs, strong input-output linkages, and more knowledge spillovers. But there is some concern that the nature of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Southeast Asia Department

Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019 Update

25 September 2019
ADB launched the Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update: Fostering Growth and Inclusion in Asia's Cities, an update to its flagship economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook 2019 (ADO). The ADO provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, including economic…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asian Development Outlook (ADO) Launch Series

25 September 2019 to 21 September 2022
The Asian Development Outlook analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia. This includes forecasting the inflation and gross domestic product growth rates of countries throughout the region, including the People’s Republic of China and India.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department