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12 November 2024
The Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized a business opportunities seminar (BOS) annually as its flagship event to attract quality suppliers, contractors, and consultants from Bangladesh and abroad to participate in ADB-funded projects. The BOS apprised…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
8 November 2024
Marine Renewable Energy (MRE), "renewable energy production which makes use of marine resources or marine space," is a necessary step towards decarbonization and contributes to the growth of the Blue Economy (BE) – the "sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods,…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office
7 November 2024
This webinar showcased the Roadside Spring Protection (RoSPro) project, which adheres to the roadside spring protection approach outlined in the Green Roads Toolkit under Theme 3: Water and Land Management. The RoSPro project serves as a valuable case study, illustrating the effective application…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office
7 November 2024
ADB undertakes business opportunities seminars (BOS) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures.
The focus of this event was…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
6 November 2024
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures.
These activities benefit…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
5 to 8 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with LX Corporation, hosted a regional workshop in South Korea on 5–8 November 2024 in the context of the 2024 K-GEO Festa: Digital Earth Better for All. This workshop was a continuation of ADB’s initiative to support its Developing Member Countries…
Organizer: Digital Sector Office
5 November 2024
In 2015, the OECD released its final report on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action 6. Among several new rules, the report introduced the Principal Purpose Test (PPT), as a minimum standard, the counter tax treaty abuse. Since then, the PPT has been incorporated in more than 1,000 tax…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity
4 to 8 November 2024
AIxADB serves as a platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange to explore cutting-edge solutions, learn from successful case studies, identify pilots for implementation under the ADB AI Sandbox Program, and support DMCs to manage the transition for AI adoption through policies, skilling, and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Information Technology Department
4 November 2024
This focused design thinking workshop, curated by the ADB, aimed to consider mechanisms to scale high-impact agroforestry. Using bamboo as a case study for how agroforestry might achieve affordable, disaster-resilient housing, climate mitigation, and financial health for the vulnerable, this…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
31 October 2024
To support developing Asia and the Pacific in combating climate change through policy reforms, the Asian Development Bank launched a new knowledge series: the Asia-Pacific Climate Report. This inaugural issue offered an overview of the region’s evolving climate landscape, including updated…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department