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Bouncing back support to SMEs for COVID-19 recovery

8 July 2020
Presentation on global good practice examples of effective SMEs crisis recovery policies, featuring phased approaches to manage and mitigate COVID-19 impacts, and build-back more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economies.

COVID-19 Exposes Asian Banks' Vulnerability to US Dollar Funding

8 July 2020
This presentation examined how dollar liquidity strains during the COVID-19 pandemic exhibits a similar pattern to the global financial crisis, the implications of Asian banks' exposure to US dollar funding, and explored policy considerations for Asia.

Emerging Markets in a Time of Pandemic

8 July 2020
This presentation discussed lessons from the Asian financial crisis in relation to currency and maturity mismatches that are still applicable to the current context, and why Asian banks are still vulnerable to US dollar funding risks.

[Video] Following the Money Short Film

1 July 2020
The global illegal wildlife trade is worth an estimated $7-23 billion a year billion every year, but these huge profits are seldom targeted. The new EIA report 'Money Trails - Identifying financial flows linked to wildlife trafficking' looks at the current state of play and makes the case for using…

FATF Report: Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade June 2020

30 June 2020
The report highlights that jurisdictions should view the proceeds generated by IWT as a global threat, rather than as a problem only for those jurisdictions where wildlife is illegally harvested, transited, or sold. In particular, criminals are frequently misusing the legitimate wildlife trade, as…

High Speed Rail and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the likely impacts of high-speed rail projects on spatial development in Europe based on the ESPON project ET2050 (Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe) conducted in 2011-2014. The objective of the ESPON project was to develop a vision of the spatial structure…

HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to…

Travel & Tourism, Southeast Asia and COVID-19

24 June 2020
Presentation on global good-practice examples of effective tourism crisis recovery policies using a phased approach for managing and mitigating the crisis; and building back more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient tourism.

ADO 2020 Supplement: Lockdown, Loosening, and Asia's Growth Prospects

18 June 2020
This presentation discussed the factors underlying the forecast revisions in the Asian Development Outlook Supplement and discussed implications of lockdowns, mobility declines, and the loosening on the outlook of the different subregions and major economies.

COVID-19: A Summary of New Zealand Policy Response So Far

17 June 2020
Presentation on the experience and lessons of New Zealand in COVID-19 response and recovery.