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SECURE Webinar 8: Promising the Green Economy: Conceptualizing Green Initiatives to Health Facilities in Asia and the Pacific

7 July 2023
Strong, balanced, secure, sustainable, and inclusive growth in the economy is one of the major drivers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Putrajaya Vision 2040. To attain sustainable growth outcomes, APEC member countries focus on policy responses to environmental and social…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

13th Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum: Policy Approaches to Support Green Financing of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

21 to 22 June 2023
Climate change and environmental degradation pose significant risks to the performance of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) critical to economic growth and climate resilience. The movement toward green finance mechanisms has the potential to create new financing opportunities for…
Organizer: ADBI

Southeast Asia’s Aviation Sector: Post-Pandemic Strategies and the Implications of a Rapid Recovery

15 to 16 June 2023
A new study, Southeast Asia’s Aviation Sector: Post-Pandemic Strategies and the Implications of a Rapid Recovery, projected the region's aviation sector could be 90% recovered by the end of 2023 and that the outlook is generally bright. However, the study said the last leg of the recovery or the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Transport Sector Office

Webinar on the Economic Impact of Exclusion Based on SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics) and the Promotion of Inclusion

7 June 2023
LGBTQIA+ people and communities continue to experience stigma and discrimination, which negatively affect their employment prospects and access to healthcare, education, and social protection. This type of exclusion is also detrimental to economies and the achievement of the Sustainable Development…
Organizer: ADBI

Eighth Tokyo Fiscal Forum

6 to 7 June 2023
Cohosted by ADBI, the Japan Ministry of Finance’s Policy Research Institute, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Eighth Tokyo Fiscal Forum explored imperatives for building resilience and reshaping fiscal policy in Asia and the Pacific. Drawing upon country experiences and lessons…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Conference on Digital Connectivity Pathways: Exploring the Issues, Constraints, and Collaboration Prospects for Asia and the Pacific

5 to 6 June 2023
Digital connectivity in Asia and the Pacific continues to expand, boosted by governmental and intergovernmental efforts to harness fixed, mobile, and satellite technologies. Yet, significant disparities in digital connectivity persist among countries in the region. This virtual conference explored…
Organizer: ADBI

NBER East Asian Seminar on Economics 2023: Foreign Exchange and Capital Flows

5 to 6 June 2023
This National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) seminar featured new research on foreign exchange and capital flows, with a focus on Asian economies. The event helped to shed light on optimal monetary policy options in crisis times, the interaction of monetary and fiscal policies, macroprudential…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI Policy Maker E-Training Course on Frontiers in High-Speed Rail Development

5 June to 9 July 2023
High-Speed Rail (HSR) development has been an important driver of economic growth in Asia and Europe. To expand HSR’s benefits in developing Asia and beyond, policy makers and experts must address complex challenges such as project appraisal and economic and quality-of-life impact analyses.…
Organizer: ADBI

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

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