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International Anticorruption Day 2019 - Building a Community of Integrity Champions: Collaborating with the Private Sector

9 December 2019
The private sector plays an important role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Operational Priorities of Strategy 2030 and in promoting integrity. In celebration of 2019 International Anticorruption Day, ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

International Anticorruption Day

9 December 2019
Since 2011, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has observed International Anticorruption Day on 9 December to commemorate the United Nations Convention Against Corruption's passage in 2003. Bank-wide events are held to raise staff awareness of anticorruption issues and ADB’s fight against these. ADB’…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

10th Regional Conference: Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific

3 to 6 December 2019
Asian Development Bank’s Strategy 2030 identifies infrastructure development as a source of global growth and that an efficient infrastructure is a key priority to promote social and economic development. Countries in Asia-Pacific heavily invest in public infrastructure to drive socio-economic…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Keynote Lecture: Enhancing Environmental Sustainability in Asia-Pacific: Role of ADB

26 November 2019
Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General of ADB's Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department gave a keynote lecture during the Opening Plenary of the International Symposium on Education and Research in Global Environmental Studies in Asia organized by Kyoto University on 26 November 2019. He presented…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

ADB Strategy Seminar: Promotion of Strategy and Partnership

25 November 2019
Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General of ADB's Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department, on 25 November spoke at a special seminar organized by the Japan Representative Office on ADB's partnership strategy. He gave an overview of ADB's integrated approach that combines finance, knowledge, and…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing International Tax Standards in the Pacific

21 November 2019
This regional event provided a platform for developing countries in the Pacific to share their successes, challenges, lessons learned and national priorities, with respect to tax transparency and EOI, UBO, and the BEPS minimum standards. It focused on national policies and strategies for ensuring…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Doing Business with ADB

7 November 2019
Hiroki Kasahara, Senior Financing Partnerships Specialist of ADB's Partner Funds Division spoke at a seminar co-organized by ADB's Japan Representative Office and the ASEAN-Japan Centre on 7 November 2019 to address potential business opportunities in ADB operations funded by the trust funds for…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific

27 September 2019
The Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific (ACI) was established in 1999 as a regional forum to support national and multilateral efforts that address and reduce corruption in Asia and the Pacific. It is ADB’s flagship program on anticorruption and is composed of 34 members that have…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Asia Pacific Training Event on Handling Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) Cases

17 to 21 June 2019
The training event aimed to develop both knowledge and practical experience in relation to resolving tax treaty related disputes under the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP). This training event explored the MAP process from the beginning (submission of the MAP request and review of the eligibility…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption

11 to 12 June 2019
ADB participation in the UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability, and Anti-Corruption is set on the first roundtable session, "Perspectives on anti-corruption trends and approaches in the Asia-Pacific Region." This session discussed donor and program…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity