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Taking Stock: Water Utility Highlights from the ADB Pacific WASH Technical Assistance Project

26 November 2025
Since 2020, the ADB Pacific Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Technical Assistance (TA 6551) project had supported water utilities across the Pacific in providing sustainable and safe water services. The TA also helped strengthen the region’s enabling environment for water, sanitation, and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Cool Decarbonization Pathways in Asia and the Pacific: Integrating Cold and Cryogenic Storage, Logistics Innovation, and Clean Cooling Technologies

26 November 2025
As Asia and the Pacific advance toward low-carbon, resilient, and inclusive energy systems, the role of innovative cold and thermal energy technologies has become increasingly important in addressing rising cooling demand, peak-load constraints, and the need for cleaner and more efficient…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Skills that Pay: Demand for Digital and AI Skills in Asia and the Pacific

24 November 2025
The study, The Technification of Jobs: An LLM-Based Analysis of Digital Skills Demand in Asia–Pacific, provided a large-scale assessment of how digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills were transforming job markets across seven countries in the region. Using millions of job postings from…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

High Level Regional Tax Conference 2025

4 to 6 November 2025
The High-Level Regional Tax Conference (HLRTC) 2025 will serve as a platform for all stakeholders to conduct strategic dialogues on emerging and priority areas on DRM and ITC and the latest updates from international tax fora, learn good practices in tax administration and effective strategies for…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

High-Level Regional Tax Conference 2025

4 to 6 November 2025
  The High-Level Regional Tax Conference will be held from 4-6 November 2025 at ADB headquarters. This conference will serve as a platform for participants to conduct strategic dialogues on priority areas on domestic resource mobilization and international tax cooperation. Sharing the best…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Conference on the Use of FCInet Ma3tch Technology in Light of the Standard of Foreseeable Relevance in Tax Information Exchange

30 October 2025
On 30 October, The Financial Criminal Investigation network – in short FCInet, together with a group of tax law and criminal law academics at Leiden Law School -Leiden University the Netherlands), organise a hybrid: onsite/ online (via zoom) conference on the use of FCInet ma3tch technology in…

Practical Workshop on the Negotiation of Tax Treaties

27 to 31 October 2025
This workshop is jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), OECD Global Relations Programme on Taxation, and the OECD Korea Tax Centre – Tax Programme (KTC). It is designed to allow officials to get first-hand experience of the negotiation of a tax…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Roundtable Meeting

22 October 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a consultative meeting on the proposed Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF), an operational platform that will support sovereign project preparation, pre-commercialization of innovative technologies for private enterprises, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Private Sector Operations Department

Accelerating Asia’s Growth with AI and Cloud Technologies

16 October 2025
Synergistic adoption of AI and cloud technologies is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for regional growth. The session highlighted how even a modest 1% increase in AI spending can generate a 0.03% rise in GDP, underscoring the significant economic potential of these technologies.…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) on Digital Transformation: Cybersecurity and Data Protection for Digital Economy Development

15 October 2025
The “Serendipity Knowledge Program” (SKOP) is ADB’s knowledge program dedicated to Sri Lanka, designed to respond effectively to the country’s needs in line with ADB's vision as a knowledge solutions bank. SKOP seeks to share knowledge on issues relevant to Sri Lanka and facilitate discussion…
Organizer: South Asia Department