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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…

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.

AASCTF Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Strategy

15 January 2021
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund's enhanced Strategy presents the M&E requirements that must be complied with across all of the trust fund’s activities. It also provides a short evaluation assessment, and describes the AASCTF Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF), including a…

The Future of Financial Intelligence: Partnership, Partnership, Partnership

11 December 2020
What is the regional landscape concerning financial crimes, and what are the future drivers of change? This presentation gives an overview of these topics, increased use of big data, and the partnership model of AUSTRAC,the Australian Government agency responsible for detecting, deterring, and…

AML/CFT Utilities: The Possibilities, Perils, and Pitfalls—A Pacific Perspective

10 December 2020
Money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF) are priority issues for banks in the Pacific, which shoulder the risks and high costs associated with ML and TF. This presentation gives an overview of the banks’ process in onboarding new customers and offers a different Know Your Customer (KYC)…

Trade STR Data Points and Feedback Loop

9 December 2020
The 2012 Asia/Pacific Group Report on Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) recommended policies to combat TBML. This presentation gives a status of the proposals, identifies the TBML data points that need to be added when reporting suspicious transactions, and outlines next steps, including testing…

'Ave Pa' Anga Pau Remittance Service

8 December 2020
This infographic highlights 'Ave Pa'anga Pau as a low cost, fast, and secure remittance service.