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Transforming Bangladesh’s Participation in Trade and Global Value Chains

20 October 2022
The textile and textile products sector in Bangladesh has helped the economy reap the benefits of participating in global value chains (GVCs). To assess how the economy can upgrade its participation in GVCs and transform its economy, this seminar discussed current patterns of trade and GVCs in…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

#GirlsGetEqual: Measuring Opportunities for Women and Girls

11 October 2022
October 11 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl (IDG). In partnership with Plan International (Plan), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a webinar which presented the key findings of Plan’s Asia and the Pacific Girl’s Leadership Index (GLI). Over the last…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Subregional Conference on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in South Asia: Reflections and Way Forward for ADB

4 October 2022
ADB’s South Asia Department (SARD) has recently developed a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) framework with accompanying guidance notes to assist SARD's GESI teams, sector divisions, resident missions, and project teams in fulfilling the GESI-related vision and operational priorities…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Book Launch on Creative Economy 2030: Imagining and Delivering a Robust, Creative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Recovery

5 September 2022
Before the COVID-19 crisis, the creative economy, broadly encompassing knowledge-based economic activities underpinning the creative and cultural sectors and bridging art, culture, technology, and business, was on pace to account for 10% of the global GDP by 2030. However, micro, small and medium-…
Organizer: ADBI

The Women's Finance Exchange: Sustainable and Inclusive: How Are Financial Institutions Closing Gender Gaps in Green Finance

5 September 2022
Women and women-led enterprises often face greater vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change and disasters, as they are more reliant on threatened natural resources. Despite this, a large gender gap exists in sustainable/climate finance. The Women’s Finance Exchange (WFX) would bring…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Strengthening MSME Dynamics for Resilient Economic Growth

24 August 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022 Launch

24 August 2022
Asia and the Pacific has already posted a marked slowdown in achieving many of its Sustainable Development Goals, delaying the point when it reaches its targets for reduced poverty, narrowed social inequality, and improved social mobility, among others. Although many economies in the region…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADBI-WCTRS Knowledge Sharing Session on Policies and Programs for High-Speed Rail Network Development in Asia

29 July 2022
Held during the 2022 World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) Virtual Meeting, this ADBI-WCTR session examined global international high-speed rail (HSR) policy and project experiences and lessons learned to support HSR network development in Asia. The session explored HSR network extension,…
Organizer: ADBI

High-Level Seminar on Quality Infrastructure Investment in Asia

14 July 2022
Cohosted by ADBI and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), back-to-back with the Group of 20 (G20) Investors Dialogue, this high-level seminar provided insights on strengthening the global infrastructure development agenda and convergence between the G20 and developing…
Organizer: ADBI

Better Local Business Environments for Pandemic Recovery in Southeast Asia

29 June 2022
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Southeast Asian economies, accounting for an average of 97% of all businesses and 69% of the national labor force across the region. However, SMEs face unique challenges as they have limited capital, resources, and staff; short life…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department