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3rd Asia Finance Forum: The Future of Inclusive Finance

4 to 7 November 2019
The Third Finance Forum envisioned the future of inclusive finance by discussing how new technologies like artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain, the rapid expansion of mobile payments and digital banking, are helping to bring financial services to unbanked communities. Under its…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Book Launch: Infrastructure Financing in Asia

29 October 2019
Developing Asian countries need to invest more than 5% of their gross domestic product over the next decade to be able to meet the infrastructure needs of their fast-growing economies, according to Infrastructure Financing in Asia, a new book edited by ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Envisioning the Future: Fifth Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation

22 to 24 October 2019
One of ADB’s operational priorities in Strategy 2030 is strengthening governance and institutional capacity. It commits ADB to promoting effective, timely, and transparent delivery for better public service. Institutional strengthening efforts are critical to achieving desired outcomes, which…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Climate Change Adjudication: Trends and Impacts

7 to 8 October 2019
The Supreme Court of Fiji (SCF), in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the United Nations Environment Programme, cohosted the Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Environmental and Climate Change Adjudication (Conference) on 7-8 October 2019, in Nadi, Fiji under the banner of the…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

Asian Development Outlook (ADO) Launch Series

25 September 2019 to 21 September 2022
The Asian Development Outlook analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia. This includes forecasting the inflation and gross domestic product growth rates of countries throughout the region, including the People’s Republic of China and India.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2019: Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for Regional Prosperity

17 to 18 September 2019
The Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum (APFFF) is the leading regional platform for the exchange of information, experiences and practice on trade facilitation. The APTFF has been organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

PRC’s Transport Infrastructure Development and Quality of Life

6 September 2019
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has put over 25,000 kilometers of dedicated high-speed railway lines into operation since 2008, far more than the rest of the world. The PRC also continues to actively develop transport infrastructure generally under its ambitious Built and Road Initiative. The…
Organizer: ADBI

Southeast Asia Regional Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation in Cambodia

30 July to 1 August 2019
The Southeast Asia Regional Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation was a gathering of more than 100 key officials and project implementers from seven developing member countries. Representatives from the governments of Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand,…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Workshop on AML/CFT and Trade Finance

26 to 28 June 2019
This three-day workshop gathered 40 representatives from 28 local commercial and international banks and government institutions from 11 countries in the Pacific region. Experts from ADB’s Trade Finance Program (TFP) updated participants on anti-money laundering (AML) and trade-based money…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) for Cross-Border Energy Markets

21 June 2019
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) is a process by which a group of countries actively cooperate to achieve common goals for mutual benefit. This facilitates market-driven regional integration and the generation of regional public…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office