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A History of Financial Management at ADB

20 April 2017
Philip Erquiaga, ADB's former director general of Private Sector Operations Department, discusses how Triple A rating and standalone strength have helped the institution effectively respond to various financial crises in the last 50 years. This video covers the full session of Insight Thursday, ADB…

IND: Indian Telegraph Act 1885

19 April 2017
This document is about the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885.

The Future of Emerging Market Economies: Developing Financial Markets to Support Financial Stability and Sustainable Growth

22 March 2017
This seminar brought together policy makers and market participants from emerging market and advanced economies to share lessons learned from their experiences developing financial markets.

The Importance of Sex- Disaggregated Data in Tracking Gender Equality

15 March 2017
As part of ADB's month-long celebration of Gender Month, ADB's Imrana Jalal shares measures for integrating sex-disaggregated data into national action plans in order to better monitor the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Introducing Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability 2016

28 February 2017
Using replicable indicators and methods, the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) framework measures performance over time through successive snapshots. An upgraded version allows PEFA to remain relevant and credible to stakeholders, and as useful as possible in meeting user needs…

FinTech, RegTech, and the Reconceptualization of Financial Regulation

24 February 2017
Financial technology or "Fintech" broadly means the application of technology to finance while regulation techonology or "RegTech" refers to the application of technology to regulation. This presentation compares and contrasts these two concepts. It traces their roots and discusses how they have…

Social Protection in Korea: 2016 Social Welfare Key Policy Issues and Government Budget Trend Analysis

17 February 2017
In Korea, social protection comprises the largest portion of the government's budget. To further improve the country's social protection system, Korea should pursue several measures to enhance coverage and make it more efficient. These measures include integrating the social security information…

Financing the Social Protection Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals in Myanmar

16 February 2017
Regional disparities and low human development constrain Myanmar's efforts to meet the social development goals. The country's social protection system, in particular, covers only 3.2% of the country's population and its information system is based on manual operations. Myanmar needs to pursue…

The Case of Mongolia

16 February 2017
Since its independence, Mongolia has made considerable progress in reducing poverty. From 38.8% in 2010, poverty incidence in the country declined to 21.6% in 2014. However, meeting the social protection agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals would require Mongolia to pursue crucial measures.…

Options to Create Additional Fiscal Space for Adherence to the Social Protection Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals

16 February 2017
To fill the social protection gap of the Sustainable Development Goals implies an increase in spending by 30% in many countries. To bridge this gap, countries can consider several options, such as reallocating energy subsidies, reducing tax evasion, and raising taxes. This presentation explains…