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ADBI-University of Cambridge Online Course on Fintech & Regulatory Innovation

30 September to 25 December 2021
Rapid advancements in financial technology, or fintech, are opening the door to greater financial inclusion and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. However, the growing knowledge gap between innovators and regulators regarding fintech and business models that apply it threatens to…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with DEIK Türkiye

29 September 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with Turkish Contractors Association

28 September 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

ADB-FSS Webinar on Crowdfunding: Lessons from Korea's Experience

27 September 2021
This webinar is organized by the Finance Sector Group, Central and West Department, and Financial Supervisory Services of Korea to understand the crowdfunding regulatory framework through Korea’s experience and how their lessons learned can help in developing Georgia’s crowdfunding model.
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

ASEAN Economies: The Road to Recovery

23 September 2021
At the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the ASEAN region responded relatively well to the crisis compared with other parts of the world, with travel restrictions and country-wide lockdowns keeping the spread at bay. As of April, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminars 2021 with United Kingdom

8 to 15 September 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

LEAP 6: Sustainable Recovery Pathways in South East Asia

19 August 2021
In the sixth LEAP series, Dr. Badri Gopalakrishnan, senior researcher at the School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle and co-founder of Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, along with James Villafuerte of SERC, discussed an ongoing study on global economic recovery,…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

ADBI-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Webinar on Sanitation and Development: Strategies to Increase Adoption of Welfare-Improving Technologies (like Toilets)

16 August 2021
The ADBI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation webinar was organized in collaboration with the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The webinar featured Yale University’s Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak who presented his work on technology adoption in developing countries. This includes low technology uptake in the…
Organizer: ADBI

ADB Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with India

13 August 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

The Women's Finance Exchange: Banking the Female Economy

12 August 2021
via Zoom The Women’s Finance Exchange (WFX) is a new ADB initiative to support financial institutions and their women borrowers through innovative tech-enabled solutions, digital support, and capacity building. Despite global efforts to expand access to finance, women and women’s businesses face…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department