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Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia

4 August 2021
Social bond markets have grown rapidly amid the pandemic. This webinar discussed the potential social impacts of social bonds in tackling developing Asia’s most urgent social issues, in both the short and long term. The findings aimed to help maximize the impact of the social bond market for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

LEAP 5: COVID-19, Nonperforming Loans, and Cross-border Bank Lending

28 July 2021
In the fifth LEAP series, ERCI Director Cyn-Young Park discussed how international banks respond to a rise of their own non-performing loans and those of emerging market borrowers; and how these reactions change depending on their perceived risk exposures and risk management practices (such as the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Economic Development in Mongolia

21 July 2021
via Zoom. Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Economic Development in Mongolia offers an empirical assessment of both the formal features of Mongolia’s system of decentralized governance, and the extent to which these formal features translate into the actual, practical working…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Infrastructure

15 July 2021
Nature-based solutions are driving a global transformation from traditional grey infrastructure to functional and more cost-effective green and blue solutions that can better cope and adapt when faced with climate and disaster risks. This interactive session brought together experts and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADBI-UNESCAP Webinar on Building Post-COVID-19 Economic Resilience in Asia and the Pacific

15 July 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented economic and social damage to Asia and the Pacific, the crisis also presents an opportunity to build resilience, inclusiveness, and sustainability. At the same time, pandemic strains on public finances compound the need for governments to…
Organizer: ADBI

Recent Financial Conditions in Emerging East Asia and Real Time Macroeconomic Monitoring

14 July 2021
Despite the pandemic-induced economic uncertainty, financial conditions in emerging East Asia remained stable. Local currency bonds markets in the region are expanding at a slower pace relative to past quarters. TrackingAsia on the AsianBondsOnline website featured novel tools to help to monitor…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Fiscal Management, Local Governance and Economic Growth in Post-Covid-19 World: The New Normal

1 to 21 July 2021
Fiscal Management, Local Governance and Economic Growth in a Post-COVID-19 World - The New Normal is a webinar series organized by the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division (EAPF) with the Mongolia and People's Republic of China (PRC) Resident Mission, and…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

The Role of Local Governments in Promoting High Quality Growth

1 July 2021
via Zoom. Under the High-Quality Growth agenda, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) seeks to rebalance its economy by addressing the negative side effects of a long period of unprecedented economic growth, and local governments will have a key role to play in the implementation of that agenda…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Disaster Resilience in Asia

1 July 2021
Asia and the Pacific has seen tremendous economic and social progress since the 1960s. Yet, the region remains vulnerable to disaster risk that threatens its hard-won gains. Over the years, developing Asia has endured a growing number of disasters triggered by natural hazards. As a result,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Measuring the Digital Economy

23 June 2021
Over the years, digital technologies have developed at an incessant pace and now play a prominent role in modern life activities. In response to this, development, academic, and private institutions have started developing methods to measure digitalization. ADB’s Statistics and Data Innovations…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department