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AML/CFT Risk Assessment Training for Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka

1 to 2 December 2022
The ADB Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka – Financial Intelligence Unit, conducts a two-day training for bank and non-bank financial institutions in conducting Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Risk Assessment. The…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Alexander Plekhanov on Business Unusual Transition Report

25 November 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Alexander Plekhanov of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), who presented EBRD’s 2022-23 Transition Report on the policy implications of “business unusual” conditions in the global economy. He discussed the effects of COVID-19…
Organizer: ADBI

Study Tour on Exploring Opportunities to Promote Korean Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Rural Development Among ADB Member Countries

24 to 30 November 2022
ADB and MAFRA organized a study tour on 24-30 November 2022 in Seoul and other cities to identify good practices in Korea’s digital agriculture applications and explore potential integration in project development and policy reforms. The participants visited four cooperatives, a food distribution…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB-IFAD International Conference: Harnessing Digital Technologies and Experiences to Accelerate Agricultural and Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific

23 November 2022
Digital innovations are already contributing to solve several challenges facing agriculture and rural economy. The future potential for such technologies to promote sustainable economic growth in agriculture has also been noted by numerous development agencies and researchers. Asian Development…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Driving Food Security through Digitalization of Food Supply Chains

8 November 2022
​ Digitalization of both trade and financial flows can streamline access to finance enabling efficient and timely use of capital by swiftly directing it to pockets of need. Asia’s recovery from the pandemic and the current shocks present opportunities for MSMEs to digitalize without compromising…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Conference on Water Resource Management for Achieving Food Security in Asia Under Climate Change

26 to 27 October 2022
According to the Asian Development Bank, 80% of water resources are used for agricultural irrigation in Asia and the Pacific. Water scarcity due to climate change and increasing demand for water from other economic sectors threatens to limit agricultural capacity to ensure food security unless…
Organizer: ADBI

Responses to Food Insecurity in Sri Lanka and the Way Forward

16 September 2022
Sri Lanka is facing multiple crises. Among them, the one hitting its population where it hurts the most, is food insecurity. As per UN World Food Program’s (WFP) report in July 2022, two in five Sri Lankan households are not consuming adequate diets. The webinar invited expert speakers from the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Virtual Conference on Farmers’ Organizations and Sustainable Development

8 to 9 September 2022
Farmers’ organizations such as cooperatives, associations, self-help groups, producer organizations, farmer-based organizations, farmer groups, and collective action can help to boost farmer productivity and bargaining power, farm management skills, household welfare and livelihoods, and rural…
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

SECURE Webinar 4: Private Sector Engagement in COVID-19 Vaccination Programs in Southeast Asia

23 August 2022
The fourth SECURE Webinar, Private Sector Engagement in COVID-19 Vaccination Programs in Southeast Asia, brought together policymakers, practitioners, and scholars to share insights, experiences, and best practices for private sector engagement in COVID-19 vaccination programs throughout SEA. The…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department