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15 to 16 June 2022
The OECD-AMRO-ADB/ADBI-ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable convened leading experts to discuss issues at the fore of recent economic developments in the region. Previous roundtables were held in Singapore, Manila, Tokyo, Jakarta, and most recently virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent topics…
Organizer: ADBI, Economic Research and Development Impact Department
10 June 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program 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 product invention and…
Organizer: South Asia Department
6 June 2022
Developing Asia has vast public spending needs to build a more inclusive, sustainable future for the region. How can authorities mobilize sufficient tax revenues fairly while still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic?
The panelists shared their thoughts on the challenges, distributional…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
26 May 2022
Does varying the delivery of social protection and poverty reduction interventions entail a trade-off between cost and impact? This webinar introduced impact evaluation results from an economic inclusion pilot called the graduation approach that combines social protection, livelihood development…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
24 May 2022
COVID-19 pandemic-induced school closures have made technology use an integral component of education. However, significant knowledge gaps exist between policy makers, practitioners, and other stakeholders on how technology can reduce a teacher’s workload, provide differentiated teaching, support…
Organizer: ADBI
16 to 18 May 2022
Infrastructure development could provide an important boost to COVID-19 recovery among developing Asian economies but will require financing solutions that address growing constraints on the use of public funds for projects due to the pandemic. New funding sources are particularly vital for…
Organizer: ADBI
16 to 18 May 2022
Infrastructure development could provide an important boost to COVID-19 recovery among developing Asian economies but will require financing solutions that address growing constraints on the use of public funds for projects due to the pandemic. New funding sources are particularly vital for…
Organizer: ADBI
12 May 2022
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new ADBI Press book Strengthening Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Under COVID-19, to be discussed by a coeditor and panel of contributors.
It described environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment trends, how it supports…
Organizer: ADBI
11 May 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar spotlighted Vegard Skirbekk of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Columbia University’s Columbia Aging Center who presented a new measure of aging burden based on the aging-related health of the adult population – the Health Adjusted Dependency Ratio (…
Organizer: ADBI
6 May 2022
Entrepreneurial firms are important enablers of economic resilience during crises. In this webinar, experts shared insights from a 2-year longitudinal study from four Asian countries and the UK on how entrepreneurs can build entrepreneurial resilience in their businesses. In addition, they…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department