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The Food Stamp Program: A Secret History of the First Targeted Benefit in Mongolia

30 August 2017
Back in 2008, Mongolia suffered from the highest inflation rate in Asia, reaching up to 30%. This led to lower food quality, especially for women and limited funds for education and health needs. The government, through ADB assistance, established a food stamp program to help the poor buy critical…

ASEAN at 50: What Does the Fourth Industrial Revolution Mean for ASEAN Integration?

25 July 2017
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)—the interactions of technologies across the physical, digital, and biological realms—is occurring at unprecedented speed, and the breadth and depth of changes arising from the revolution present significant opportunities but will also disrupt existing…

Asian Development Bank Institute: A Quick Profile

27 June 2017
Overview by David Dole of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Networking Practices of Sustainable Cities in Asia-Pacific - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

13 June 2017
Junichi Fujino shares initiatives on sustainable cities and city-to-city networking from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Introduction to RCI Operational Plan 2016

29 May 2017
The presentation introduces the Regional Cooperation and Integration Operational Plan 2016. It discusse the following: Three Operational Directives, Key Areas of Innovation, Role of the TCI Thematic Group, RCI Skills Development Plan, Purpose of RCI Project Classification, Applying RCI Project…

Introduction to the Handbook for the Classification and Economic Analysis of Projects

29 May 2017
Brief introduction on the handbook which is divided in two parts: Part 1 - Classification of Regional Projects and Part 2- Economic Analysis of Regional Projects.

Introduction to Score Card Assessment of Regional Projects at Concept Paper Stage: Key Steps and Assessment

29 May 2017
This presentation introduces the score card assessmentof regional projects at the concept paper stage. It presents descriptions of regional projects, identification of regional benefits at concept stage, regional spillover effects, some examples of regional spillover effects, score card approach to…

Selected Examples of Identification of Potential Regional Economic Benefits of Proposed Regional Projects at Concept Paper Stage

29 May 2017
This presentation highlights selected examples of regional benefits of projects. It specifically presents some examples on the development outcomes in terms of regional benefits. In the end it presents a summary of the classification of regional projects at Concept Paper Stage.

An Illustration of Score Card Assessment of a Regional Project

29 May 2017
This presentation illustrates score card assessment at the country and project level.

Regional Cooperation and Integration: Operational Plan

29 May 2017
This plan adjusts the implementation of ADB’s Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) strategy to meet recommendations of the midterm review of Strategy 2020 and ADB’s evolving strategic directions. It provides guidance for RCI operations in assisting ADB’s developing members harness increased…