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20 May 2015
This presentation introduces R!SE, an alliance between six collaborating communities, with the goal to unlock public-private disaster risk management (DRM) potential. The initiative is created based on the results of a survey seeking to understand why the private sector has not engaged in DRM…
19 May 2015
Cities in Asia increasingly face the triple challenges of rapid urbanization, aging population, and climate change. Smart urban development is an imperative given the challenges. A business-as-usual approach, however, will simply not achieve sustainable urban development and smart cities; a…
1 May 2015
The primary purpose of taxes is to raise revenue to finance government expenditure on public goods and services, including welfare, that markets would not likely deliver. If government is—on balance—a very positive force in society, then so are taxes: they are obligations we must deliver to enjoy…
1 April 2015
Efficient and effective land administration underpins the very functioning of states and societies. Imagine a country where, for example, tenure to land cannot be secured or mortgages cannot be established in aid of property development. Across the world, key questions about land are surfacing, and…
25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Public Management and Finance operations in the region and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Public Management and Finance operations in Central and West and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Public Management and Finance operations in South Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Public Management and Finance operations in Southeast Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Public Management and Finance operations in East Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
18 March 2015
Remittances, particularly in Asia, have far-reaching impact in many countries. They give direct, immediate, and significant benefits not just to overseas workers and their families, but to their countries of origin as well. They have become a major source of foreign exchange and contribute a large…