Displaying 10531 - 10540 of 11609
5 December 2016
Jogendra Ghimire is a senior lawyer from ADB and has over 15 years of legal experience. In this ADB seminar, he discussed relevant laws on sexual orientation, particularly policies and laws that promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inclusion.
In this ADB seminar, he enumerated…
5 December 2016
Brian Tenorio is the Chair of the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce. He is also CEO and Founder of Kape Coffee Company and Tenorium Enterprise, also International Consultant for Branding and Design at the Asian Development Bank ealth Organization.
In this ADB seminar, he discussed the positive…
5 December 2016
Gender equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people is usually viewed through a human rights lens, but equality and inclusion of LGBT people are also important economic development issues. This seminar, involving a panel of experts, explored some of these issues and their…
5 December 2016
Promoting gender equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people should also be viewed in the lens of economic inclusion and development. A panel of advocates and experts tackled the different pressing issues that surround the LGBT community, focused on economic inclusion, poverty…
5 December 2016
How do you know that the medicine you bought is not fake? Purchase with caution, especially if you are from the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Douglas Ball presented on the global problem of substandard or falsified medicines, and how they undermine health systems and progress in health policies. He…
5 December 2016
Asian Development Bank's Jogendra Ghimire talks about relevant laws on sexual orientation, particularly policies and laws that promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inclusion. He enumerates international treaties and instruments that uphold equality and non-discrimination.
5 December 2016
M.V. Lee Badgett, Williams Distinguished Scholar of the Williams Institute, shared insights on the implications of excluding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in economic development. She highlighted the negative effects of such exclusion at the individual and economic levels…
5 December 2016
Brian Tenorio is the Chair of the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce. He is also CEO and Founder of Kape Coffee Company and Tenorium Enterprise, and also an International Consultant for Branding and Design at the Asian Development Bank and World Health Organization (Western Pacific Regional Office…
2 December 2016
Digitalization has vast potential for tax policy and revenue administration. Increased access to information, enhanced digital systems, and greater processing capabilities will allow for reductions in the cost of tax collection and compliance and lead to new tax policy options.
Based on the latest…
1 December 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…