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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

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

20 April 2023
On 20 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) organized an integrity learning session for 15 participants from the Armenian Territorial Development Fund, Yerevan Municipality, and Road Department, who are implementing ADB projects in the Armenian portfolio. The integrity…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

Why RED Blue Energy is ready for upscaling into megawatt-demonstration scale

14 April 2023
The webinar discussed Blue Energy or Salinity Gradient Power, which is generated by using two sources of water flows with different salt concentrations (fresh water and salt water), passing it through the Reverse Electro Dialysis (“RED”) stack. REDstack B.V. has developed a Reverse Electro…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

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

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Grant 9231 – Renewable Heating Demonstration in Remote Areas Project

5 April 2023
On 5 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) conducted a session for 10 participants from the executing agency and project implementation unit of the Renewable Heating Demonstration in Remote Areas Project in Mongolia. Conducted during the project’s inception mission, the…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, East Asia Department

International Financial Institutions Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2023 on Climate Response and Disaster Mitigation

22 March 2023
The IFI Business Opportunities Seminar focused on climate response and disaster mitigation priorities for the Philippines/Southeast Asia and procurement guidelines, processes, and opportunities in Southeast Asia. Key speakers from ADB, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and World Bank…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2023 with US-ASEAN Business Council

24 February 2023
The event featured (1) a walkthrough of ADB’s tendering process followed by (2) a breakout room session focusing on industry-specific projects in the fields of renewable energy, water, health and life sciences, and financial services to highlight the prospects for ADB financing that are available…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2023 with Civil Society Organizations

23 February 2023
ADB is proud to announce a Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on 23 February 2023 as a joint collaboration between ADB's NGO and Civil Society Center (NGOC) and the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD). BOS are regular events…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia: Impact Investing for the Transition Toward a Zero-Carbon Society

22 February 2023
Co-organized by ADBI, the University of Indonesia, and the University of Tokyo, the Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia discussed climate change and impact investing practices for advancing the transition toward a zero-carbon society. It explored the growth of impact investing and its…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Workshop on Energy Transition from Coal to a Low-Carbon Future

20 to 22 February 2023
A growing number of countries in developing Asia are committing to more ambitious carbon reduction targets to achieve a 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature reduction needed to fight climate change. For example, Indonesia, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Viet Nam have pledged…
Organizer: ADBI