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Third South Pacific International Arbitration Conference: De-Risking Investment in the South Pacific Through a World Class International Arbitration Disputes Regime

17 March 2021
To raise awareness and discuss the positive development impact of international arbitration reform in the South Pacific, ADB, in conjunction with UNCITRAL, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, and other renowned…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation - Challenges and Promise for Human Capital Development in Asia

17 November 2020
The KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation aims to share empirical research findings on impact evaluation of human capital development policies in Asia using evidence-based approaches and big data.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Joint CWRD OGC Brownbag Seminar on Uzbekistan Arbitration Law Reform

27 October 2020
On 27 October, a joint CWRD-OGC Brown Bag seminar discussed the development and adoption of a Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Uzbekistan, which received a compliance check by the UNCITRAL. The participants discussed the importance of the Law to the country’s business climate and…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Office of the General Counsel

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Michael Kremer

1 October 2020
Delivering a safe, effective vaccine will be a turning point in the fight against COVID-19. Drawing on his ongoing research, Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer explored how to create appropriate incentives to accelerate access to the vaccine. Led by Vice President Deborah Stokes, a high-level panel…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID-19 World

29 September 2020
Digital transformation is affecting how we work, socialize, and create economic value. Digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and Baidu; and video sharing and music streaming platforms such as YouTube and Spotify create virtual spaces…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

#DigitalAgainstCOVID-19 Hackathon Winners Showcase

21 August 2020
ADB teamed up with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for a virtual challenge to crowdsource digital solutions for Asia and the Pacific economies reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners of the first two events presented their solutions to the questions of how to track the…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia's Journey to Prosperity—Past, Present, and Post-COVID-19

12 August 2020
ADB’s essential research work Asia’s Journey to Prosperity traces the economic and social evolution of Asia and the Pacific—from a low-income agrarian region in the 1960s to a global manufacturing powerhouse today. With COVID-19 threatening to turn back the clock on that progress, how will Asia…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Restarting Economies and COVID-19 Control: Letting Loose Without Letting Up

28 July 2020
Lockdowns have helped restrict COVID-19 transmission but at a terrible cost for business activity and people’s livelihoods. Policymakers need to know: How can we reopen our economies while keeping this disease in check? This webinar discussed different non-pharmaceutical interventions countries…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

COVID-19 and Dollar Funding Strains

8 July 2020
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exposes Asian banks’ vulnerability to U.S. dollar funding risks. A sudden squeeze in U.S. dollar funding liquidity associated with unwinding of carry trades by non-US global banks can quickly spill over to emerging market borrowers, as evidenced during…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

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