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Disaster Resilience in Asia

1 July 2021
Asia and the Pacific has seen tremendous economic and social progress since the 1960s. Yet, the region remains vulnerable to disaster risk that threatens its hard-won gains. Over the years, developing Asia has endured a growing number of disasters triggered by natural hazards. As a result,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB’s Development Effectiveness in 2020: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Europe)

30 June 2021
How has the Asian Development Bank (ADB) responded to the human and economic challenges triggered by the COVID 19 pandemic? This event was an interactive discussion of the 2020 Development Effectiveness review, a reflection on ADB’s efforts to achieve the priorities set out in its corporate…
Organizer: European Representative Office

Measuring the Digital Economy

23 June 2021
Over the years, digital technologies have developed at an incessant pace and now play a prominent role in modern life activities. In response to this, development, academic, and private institutions have started developing methods to measure digitalization. ADB’s Statistics and Data Innovations…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB Distinguished Speaker Program—Edward Glaeser

8 June 2021
Cities have the potential to play a fundamental role in bringing entrepreneurs and workers together, creating new and better jobs, and driving economic growth. In his lecture, Professor Edward Glaeser focused on policy priorities for Asia’s urban transformation, including the lessons from the…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Learning from Successful Educational Policies: Bridging ADB and Education Finland

1 June 2021
9:00 a.m., Frankfurt (10:00 a.m., Helsinki; 3:00 p.m., Manila) A webinar on Applying Finnish Educational Experience in Developing Asia and the Pacific The Asia and Pacific region, home to almost 4.5 billion people, has significantly increased access to education and achieved the related…
Organizer: European Representative Office

Digital Entrepreneurship for Economic Resilience

26 May 2021
Nurturing Asia’s digital entrepreneurs’ potential is the key to unlocking economic resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the long-term capacity for green and inclusive development. What have we learned from best practices, conducive regulatory environments, and supportive…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

LEAP 4: From Battlefield to Marketplace: Connectivity, Industrialization, and Spatial Convergence in the GMS

18 May 2021
ERCD and SERD organized the fourth LEAP webinar in which the ADB Chief Economist presented the results of a study on the impact of infrastructure investments in the economic corridors of the Greater Mekong Subregion, using satellite images. These investments unleashed market potential,…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Financing a Green and Inclusive Recovery

12 May 2021
A green and inclusive recovery requires a vast amount of capital. The recent rapid expansion of green and social finance is driven by both non-economic and financial motives. They are associated with positive environmental and social impacts. Asian governments can nurture sustainable finance…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asian Development Outlook 2021 Launch

28 April 2021
Developing Asia’s recovery has strengthened. Manufacturing and trade have rebounded, remittances have been relatively resilient, and policy support has been strong. But outbreaks are reemerging, vaccination efforts face challenges, and tourism remains hobbled. This Asian Development Outlook 2021…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Bond Market Guide for Mongolia Launch

19 April 2021
Mongolia became an official observer of ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum in 2019. To share the experience and knowledge accumulated under the Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI), the Bond Market Guide for Mongolia was developed along with the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series. The market-specific…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department