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Webinar on the Trickle-Down Effect of Government Debt and Social Unrest

15 March 2023
This webinar spotlighted new research by Ben Charoenwong of the National University of Singapore Business School which explored the social and economic costs of local government debt, drawing upon a dataset of over a million local government procurement contracts in the People’s Republic of China…
Organizer: ADBI

Upscaling Climate-Smart Agriculture and Paris Alignment Training

15 to 18 March 2023
ADB has set a steep cumulative investment target of $100 billion by 2030 since 2019 and committed to align all its investments with the Paris Agreement by July 2023 for all sovereign investments and 85% of non-sovereign investments. This training aims to assist ADB project teams and DMC project…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Good Enough Guide to On-Site Sanitation in the Pacific

17 February 2023
This is a recording of the Good Enough Guide to On-Site Sanitation in the Pacific training delivered by the Asian Development Bank at the Water and WASH Futures Conference in Brisbane, Australia in February 2023. This training, targeted at WASH practitioners, explores the principles underpinning…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific

15 February 2023
Trade and investment play an outsized role in the economic development of the Asia and Pacific region, but it has come with unintended environmental costs. Asia and the Pacific are on the frontline of climate change and are responsible for about half of global annual carbon dioxide emissions. The…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Economic Impacts of Urban Transit Infrastructure Upgrading

20 January 2023
Mass transit infrastructure can have a wide range of development benefits—many of which are not captured in traditional cost-benefit analysis. Beyond shorter commuting times and improved traffic, these investments can alter the economic landscape of a metropolis as firms and families relocate.…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Economists' Forum

18 to 20 January 2023
Since 2019, the annual Asian Development Bank (ADB) Economists’ Forum has served as a platform for economists and staff to present and discuss original research, network, and learn cutting-edge techniques. The forum aimed to raise the profile and quality of ADB research while providing an…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADBI-SMU Conference on Digital Finance and Sustainability

7 to 9 December 2022
Digital transformation is central to enhancing economies’ productivity, competitiveness, and sustainable development. Digital finance and trade play an important role in these dynamics, with sound and efficient domestic and cross-border digital payments systems increasingly crucial for reducing…
Organizer: ADBI

Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age

5 December 2022
Dynamic entrepreneurs are needed to innovate and create the jobs that will support Asia’s future development. How can digitalization and the business environment provide conditions for entrepreneurs to thrive? Objectives Webinar attendees had the chance to engage with the speakers and:…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Book Discussion: Keeping Indonesia Safe from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from the National Economic Recovery Programme

2 December 2022
This ADBI hybrid event spotlighted key takeaways from the new book Keeping Indonesia Safe from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from the National Economic Recovery Programme, published by the Indonesia Finance Ministry and the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. It explored COVID-19’s economic…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: AIIB Chief Economist Erik Berglof on State Capacity and Private Sector Mobilization Toward Net Zero in Emerging Economies

2 December 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Chief Economist Erik Berglof, who presented AIIB’s 2022 Asian Infrastructure Finance report on the transition to net zero carbon emissions in emerging economies and related policy challenges and solutions.…
Organizer: ADBI