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Public Management and Finance (Southeast Asia)

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management and Finance operations in Southeast Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Opportunities for Private Sector Collaboration with ADB on Developing Innovative Transport Projects

9 March 2016
Transport is a big chunk in the operations of Asian Development Bank (ADB)--about one-third of its lending in most years goes to this sector. While modern transport systems improve social and economic activities, the need to combat its negative effects such as pollution and congestion remains. ADB…

Sustainable Urban Transport: Realizing the New Climate Change Agenda and Initiatives in BRT and Road Safety - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

19 February 2016
This webinar discusses the implications and applications of COP21 on the urban transport sector. It also presents an integrated approach to urban transport planning and management, including ADB's contributions to urban transport in terms of knowledge sharing and learning, financing, and inclusive…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Sustainable Urban Transport: Realizing the New Climate Change Agenda and Initiatives in BRT and Road Safety - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

19 February 2016
With the recent global agreements on climate change mitigation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), transport and urban development specialists are saying that now is the right time to implement green transport projects.

An Assessment of the Implementation of Results-Based Management Frameworks in Selected Countries

4 February 2016
Failure of bureaucracies to identify appropriate output definitions and indicators, and a unifying outcomes classification framework has undermined the usefulness, integrity, and comprehensibility of agencies’ performance-based budget (PBB) and results-based budget management (RBBM) frameworks. PBB…

Improved Financing: Delivering Results

21 January 2016
Financing is more than just finding the money for investment and operations of the irrigation and drainage sector. It can be a powerful agent of reform provided a sustainable financing system is in place. This document suggests conditions for creating greater financial sustainability of Asia’s…

Delivering Results: Improved Irrigation Financing in Asia

21 January 2016
The struggle for more efficient irrigation financing remains a challenge both in the public and private sectors. Stakeholders need to work together to find sustainable solutions for long-term gains toward improved financing that will deliver the desired results.

Women are Ready for Roads

1 January 2016
After years of civil war, Cambodia was transforming into a vibrant market economy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved funding to rehabilitate 500 kilometers of rural roads in seven provinces, one of the key pieces of infrastructure for Cambodia's mostly rural population to access much needed…

Integrated Approach to Sustainable Infrastructure Provision/ Financing

1 January 2016
Armenia, a small landlocked country in the Caucasus, requested its development partners for assistance in maintaining its extensive yet underfunded road and water network. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the only partner that responded to this call. The challenge was to institutionalize…

Mobilizing and Allocating Resources and the Development of Public-Private Partnerships

1 December 2015
Private sector resources are essential to the growth and sustainability of quality technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in the Asia and Pacific region, and not simply about getting more money. Creating the right environment for sustainable financing will help achieve TVET…