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ADBI Session: Diving into ADB-ADBI Support for the G20 (56th ADB Annual Meeting)

3 May 2023
Held alongside the 56th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting in Incheon, this ADBI session explored Group of 20 (G20)-ADB engagement and options for the G20, the Group of Seven (G7), and the Global South to address shared challenges. Senior policy makers and experts examined G20 efforts to…
Organizer: ADBI

Winners of the 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award

2 to 5 May 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Economic Association (IEA) are pleased to announce the three (3) best papers for the 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award. The award-winning papers were selected from over 100 papers covering a wide range of economic topics. Each…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: IMF’s Mahvash Qureshi on Geopolitics, Financial Fragmentation, and the Implications for Macro-Financial Stability

25 April 2023
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mahvash Qureshi, who presented new research on geopolitics, financial fragmentation, and the implications for macro-financial stability, as documented in the IMF’s April 2023 Global Financial Stability Report.…
Organizer: ADBI

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for India Project Executing and Implementing Agencies

14 April 2023
On 14 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) held a hybrid integrity learning session for 93 government officials working on ADB projects part of India’s portfolio. The session was part of the India Resident Mission Capacity Development Resource Center and Procurement Unit…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, South Asia Department

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: University of Waikato’s John Gibson on Secondary Towns and Poverty

11 April 2023
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted University of Waikato development economist and Asian Development Review Editor-in-Chief John Gibson, who discussed growing evidence on the importance of secondary towns for poverty reduction. Gibson explained that in contrast to traditionally more…
Organizer: ADBI

Asian Development Outlook 2023 and Addressing Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis

4 April 2023
Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department

ADBI Special Talk on Women and Girls in Climate Change Intersections

30 March 2023
The climate change crisis is not gender-neutral. Its impacts affect women's and girls’ lives and livelihoods disproportionately, magnifying gender inequality globally. Women’s unequal participation in decision-making processes and the labor force prevents women from fully contributing to climate…
Organizer: ADBI

Webinar on Digital Technology and Data in the Transport Infrastructure of India

28 March 2023
Rapid urbanization, high population density, and chronic traffic congestion have increased the importance of transport infrastructure development in Asia’s cities, with new opportunities to adopt digital tools such as cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and GPS systems that can streamline…
Organizer: ADBI

UN 2023 Water Conference

22 to 24 March 2023
Water is a dealmaker for Sustainable Development Goals and the health and prosperity of people and the planet. But our progress on water-related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track, jeopardizing the entire sustainable development agenda. The UN 2023 Water Conference in March must result…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, South Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Webinar on the Trickle-Down Effect of Government Debt and Social Unrest

15 March 2023
This webinar spotlighted new research by Ben Charoenwong of the National University of Singapore Business School which explored the social and economic costs of local government debt, drawing upon a dataset of over a million local government procurement contracts in the People’s Republic of China…
Organizer: ADBI