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20 May 2022
The Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI), in partnership with the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD), conducted a knowledge session for People’s Republic of China (PRC) executing and implementing agencies who have responsibility and oversight for ADB-…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity
13 to 18 May 2022
via Zoom
Session 1 (May 13, 2022): Pillar One
Session 2 (May 18, 2022): Pillar Two
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a high-level over-view of the Pillar One and Pillar Two program. Specifically, it is intended to inform the listeners about the critical features of both Pillars,…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity
6 May 2022
Entrepreneurial firms are important enablers of economic resilience during crises. In this webinar, experts shared insights from a 2-year longitudinal study from four Asian countries and the UK on how entrepreneurs can build entrepreneurial resilience in their businesses. In addition, they…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
28 April 2022
via Zoom.
The Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI), in partnership with Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) conducted a knowledge session for People’s Republic of China (PRC) consulting and contracting firms, trade associations, and advisory firms involved…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity
6 April 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened uncertainty and rattled commodity markets, even as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Recovery in developing Asia continues, but it now faces significant global headwinds—even as many economies still lag behind their pre-pandemic trends.
The Asian…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
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
29 March 2022
The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training has specifically been tailored for the Central and West Asia Department executing and implementing agencies of ADB-funded projects in the water sector. Jointly organized with the Central and West Asia Department, the virtual…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department
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
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
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