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Asian Development Outlook September 2023 Launch

20 September 2023
Driven by strong domestic demand, growth in developing Asia is expected to remain strong despite a weaker global outlook. Inflation continues moderating in the region. But risks are rising—from a weakening property sector in the People’s Republic of China, food security challenges, and financial…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Davao Public Transport Modernization Project

14 September 2023
On 14 September, OAI delivered an anticorruption and integrity briefing for the Philippine Department of Transportation and Davao City Project Management Offices. More than 20 participants learned about ADB’s anticorruption framework, integrity risk red flags, and suggested integrity controls to…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Southeast Asia Department

Survey Insights on Aging and Retirement in Malaysia

8 September 2023
Malaysia is undergoing rapid proportion aging with the proportion of population aged 60 years and older projected to increase from 11.1% in 2020 to 23.1% by 2050. Based on face-to-face and telephone interviews with nearly 5,000 people aged over 40, the Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey Wave 2…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration Conference: Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration through Economic Corridor Development

5 to 7 September 2023
Economic corridor development (ECD) plays a crucial role in promoting regional cooperation and integration (RCI). A successful ECD will increase connectivity through trade integration and infrastructure development leading to increased regional economic growth. ECD becomes more important for post-…
Organizer: Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Trade Division, Central and West Asia Department, South Asia Department, Southeast Asia Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia Pacific Anticorruption and Integrity Forum

29 to 31 August 2023
From 29-31 August, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s Ministry of Finance and Xiamen National Accounting Institute held an Anticorruption and Integrity Forum for PRC enterprises and institutions. Convened in Xiamen, PRC, the Forum: (i) introduced the…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023 Launch

24 August 2023
At the beginning of 2022, Asia and the world seemed poised for an economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede. Unfortunately, additional shocks unsettled the nascent recovery, hindering the progress that had been underway. Cost of living pressures rose as prices of energy and food…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Pakistan Executing and Federal Agencies

1 August 2023
On 1 August 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI), in collaboration with Pakistan Resident Mission’s Capacity Development Resource Centre, delivered a hybrid integrity learning session for over 140 representatives from the executing agencies based in Punjab province and several…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

Main Page: Enhancing Tax Transparency of ADB Developing Member Countries

16 June 2023
Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) 9433, Enhancing Tax Transparency of ADB Developing Member Countries (DMCs), is an ADB initiative focused on enhancing the capacity of ADB DMCs to (i) meet internationally agreed standards on tax transparency, (ii) counter tax evasion, and (iii) protect…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Project Tridecagon – Technology to Link Financial Markets in ASEAN+3

15 June 2023
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains could be used to better connect ASEAN+3 central banks and central securities depository systems—an approach demonstrated by Project Tridecagon. A group of experts discussed the results of this proof-of-concept project, weighing the suitability,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia in the Global Transition to Net Zero

8 June 2023
Developing Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change, even as it is an increasing contributor to the global climate crisis. This webinar explored what a transition to global net zero emissions could mean for the region’s key mitigating sectors and its socioeconomic implications.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department