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Unlocking MSME Potential amid Global Trade Uncertainty

11 December 2025
The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2025 looks at financial and non-financial conditions, progress, and policy interventions for MSMEs in the region. How can ADB operations help DMCs design effective MSME development strategies that unlock MSME potential amid global trade…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ASM 2025: Global Uncertainty, Trade, and Private Sector Businesses in Asia and the Pacific

12 to 13 November 2025
ADB organized the Launch Seminar of the Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) 2025 Edition, which addressed the theme “Global Uncertainty, Trade, and Private Sector Businesses in Asia and the Pacific” on 12–13 November 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The ASM was a signature knowledge…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions

12 November 2025
  At the “CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions” webinar on 12 November, civil society representatives highlighted innovative strategies for how civil society organizations (CSOs) can connect governments and communities in planning and implementing climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development

ADB Business Opportunities Seminar for Civil Society Organizations

5 November 2025
Description On 5 November, ADB conducted a Business Opportunities Seminar for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with 122 attendees participating.  In her remarks, Haidy Ear-Dupuy, NGO and Civil Society Center Unit Head, emphasized civil…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific

27 October 2025
  Co-organized with Plan International Asia Pacific, discussions focused on addressing Child, Early, and Forced Marriage (CEFM).  Meaningful ‘girl takeover’ experiences were provided for Girl Advocates Saima Tahmin Tofa, to assume the role of ADB Climate Change and Sustainable…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

Civil Society Partnership Days: Papua New Guinea

21 to 22 October 2025
  The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Civil Society Partnership Days brought together the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Papua New Guinea, and civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen collaboration through dialogue and training. Hosted for the first time by ADB in PNG, the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development

CSO Conversations: Gender and Heat Stress

24 September 2025
Expert panel highlights civil society's role in strengthening women's resilience to heat stress The CSO Conversations webinar on Gender and Heat Stress, held on September 24 via Zoom, brought together civil society organizations (CSO), Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff and development…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

CSO Insights: A Listening and Dialogue Forum

15 to 16 September 2025
  On 15–16 September 2025, the Asian Development Bank's NGO and Civil Society Center, in collaboration with the Office of Safeguards, hosted civil society organizations (CSOs) from across Asia and the Pacific for the inaugural CSO Insights: A Listening and Dialogue Forum in Manila, Philippines…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Digital Sector Office, Energy Sector Office, Environment Thematic Group, Gender Equality Division, Office of Safeguards, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Masterclass on Successful Bidding and Tendering in the Pacific

18 August 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center, Room P3 and P4; 1:00–2:30 p.m. (Consulting Services); 2:30–4:00 p.m. (Construction Work + Goods) This session is organized by ADB, in partnership with the World Bank, for consultants, contractors, and suppliers interested in international financed…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

ADB Business Opportunities Training for Civil Society Organizations - Suva

28 July 2025
ADB BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS   28 July 2025, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ADB Pacific Subregional Office, Level 12, FHL Tower  Corner of Gordon St and Thurston St, Suva, Fiji   Overview The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held a Business Opportunities…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department