Promoting Social bonds for Impact Investments in Asia Read more about Promoting Social bonds for Impact Investments in Asia
Asia Bond Monitor, June 2021 - Recent Financial and Bond Market Development in Emerging East Asia Read more about Asia Bond Monitor, June 2021 - Recent Financial and Bond Market Development in Emerging East Asia
Video: Recent Financial Conditions in Emerging East Asia and Real Time Macroeconomic Monitoring Read more about Video: Recent Financial Conditions in Emerging East Asia and Real Time Macroeconomic Monitoring This links to the webinar recording of this learning event.
Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia Read more about Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia Social bond markets have grown rapidly amid the pandemic. This webinar discussed the potential social impacts of social bonds in tackling developing Asia’s most urgent social issues, in both the short and long term. The findings aimed to help maximize the impact of the social bond market for sustainable development in Asia.
Recent Financial Conditions in Emerging East Asia and Real Time Macroeconomic Monitoring Read more about Recent Financial Conditions in Emerging East Asia and Real Time Macroeconomic Monitoring Despite the pandemic-induced economic uncertainty, financial conditions in emerging East Asia remained stable. Local currency bonds markets in the region are expanding at a slower pace relative to past quarters. TrackingAsia on the AsianBondsOnline website featured novel tools to help to monitor recent monthly aggregate economic conditions in the region.
Asia’s Cities: Imperatives for Resilience and Growth Read more about Asia’s Cities: Imperatives for Resilience and Growth This presentation gives an overview of policy priorities for Asia’s urban transformation, including the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic for managing cities and urban infrastructure, especially transport.
Edward Glaeser Keywords urban social economics microeconomic theory speakers ADB Asian Impact Read more about Edward Glaeser Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992. He teaches urban and social economics and microeconomic theory. He has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and law and economics. In particular, his work has focused on the determinants of city growth and the role of cities as centers of idea transmission. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1992.
COVID-19 and Livable Cities in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note Read more about COVID-19 and Livable Cities in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note This guidance note aims to support cities in ADB developing member countries to effectively and immediately respond to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and “build back better” in the short and medium terms.