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Athita Komindr - Opening Remarks (Slides)

17 March 2021
Ms. Athita Komindr, head of the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCAP), also gave her opening remarks. She identified the positive impacts of ADB and UNCITRAL’s collaboration in introducing legal reforms on international commercial arbitration in the South Pacific, and stated…

Overview of International Arbitration Reform in the South Pacific

17 March 2021
Ms. Christina Pak, principal counsel and team leader of the Law and Policy Reform (LPR) Program of ADB, informed the participants about this arbitration reform technical assistance project’s accomplishments to date. First, the program has assisted several South Pacific countries in adopting state-…

John Denton - Keynote Address

17 March 2021
Mr. John Denton, secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), delivered the keynote address. He drew the audiences’ attention to the ICC’s efforts to achieve its overall purpose of enabling business worldwide to secure peace, prosperity, and opportunity for all. These efforts…

Thomas Clark - Opening Remarks

17 March 2021
In his opening remarks, Mr. Thomas Clark, general counsel of ADB, highlighted the significance of this conference in convening key government officials, policy makers, judges, lawyers, private sector, development partners, and international arbitration experts to talk about ways to lift barriers to…

Dysfunctional Agriculture Markets and Malnutrition

9 March 2021
This session discusses the impacts of dysfunctional agricultural markets on farmer profits, low farm productivity, bad food quality, high prices for consumers, and the devastating impact on malnutrition. Panelists and participants gave recommendations to improve policies and regulatory frameworks…

Financing Agripreneurs and Rural Small and Medium-size Enterprise

9 March 2021
Discussion in this session focuses on innovative financing mechanisms, including emerging ICT platforms and fintech, to extend credit and banking services to small and dispersed borrowers, i.e., agripreneurs and SMEs for farm and nonfarm operations in rural areas. The panelists explore how they see…

Closing Session

9 March 2021
This session highlighted the opportunities for transformative changes in rural development and food security; how ADB's approach will adjust in the next 5 to 10 years; and how the technical revolution will affect farmer's access to financing.

FSG-SAPF Joint Webinar: Government Lending Schemes: The Case of the U.S. Small Business Administration

25 February 2021
In this presentation, Rebel Cole discussed the government lending scheme in the United States. He also presented the U.S. Government Lending Schemes for SMEs and cited U.S. Small Business Administration as an example.

Public SME Financing Institution in Korea

25 February 2021
In this presentation, Jae-Jooh Ha showcased different cases of SME financing in South Korea. He also highlighted challenges and effects of SME financing institution.

COVID-19 vaccines update

24 February 2021
Presentation on the global situation and current updates of COVID-19 vaccines development, access, and distribution.