The French Performance Read more about The French Performance This presentation gives insight into France's share of ADB contracts.
Les Marchés de Services de Prestations Intellectuelles financés par la BAsD Read more about Les Marchés de Services de Prestations Intellectuelles financés par la BAsD This presentation gives an overview of ADB's procurement process and contract selection.
Transport Sector Priorities and ADB Strategy 2030 Read more about Transport Sector Priorities and ADB Strategy 2030 This presentation gives an overview of ADB's Transport Sector Priorities and ADB Strategy 2030 for Asia and the Pacific.
Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with France Read more about Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with France
Jae-Joon Han Keywords finance global finance business global banking Read more about Jae-Joon Han Prof. Han is a Financial Sector Specialist with a long record of working on Policy finance, including SME and low-income financing. He holds a Ph.D in Economics in financial economics and industrial organization from Univ. of Texas at Austin. He also has a bachelor's and master's degree in economics from Seoul National University, Korea. He started his career as an economist in the Research Bureau at the Bank of Korea since 1996. After earning a doctorate in economics in 2006, he worked in the Capital Markets Department at the Korea Institute of Finance.
Bouncing Back Support to SMEs for COVID-19 Recovery Read more about Bouncing Back Support to SMEs for COVID-19 Recovery The fifth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Bouncing back support to SMEs for COVID-19 recovery” featured phased approaches to manage and mitigate COVID-19 impacts, and build-back more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economies.
Sustainable Business Models for MFIs to Deliver Renewable Energy Read more about Sustainable Business Models for MFIs to Deliver Renewable Energy The Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation's (NWTF) success story on achieving scale and sustainability for their solar program focuses on two aspects: demand generation through marketing and education by dedicated program officers, and product support (technical support, inventory management, returns, distribution) through partners and suppliers. NWTF’s dedicated team of solar officers orient MFI clients on the benefits of using solar, provide basic troubleshooting when needed, and contribute to portfolio growth by adding more loans.
State Registry Agency of Armenia: Improving Business Registration and Information Services Read more about State Registry Agency of Armenia: Improving Business Registration and Information Services Starting a business in Armenia in the late 2000s was a complicated process. Businessmen needed to go through a seven- to nine-step process that would take about 14 to 19 days to finish. It was no surprise that in terms of ease of doing business, Armenia ranked 82nd out of 125 countries in the Global Competitiveness Index and 94th out of 121 countries in the Business Competitiveness Index in 2006-2007. To make the process of starting a business seamless, faster, and cheaper, Armenia established a ‘one- stop shop' where business information and application services can take place.
Speeding Business Application Processes in the Philippines Read more about Speeding Business Application Processes in the Philippines Out of 60 countries, the Philippines ranked 49 in ease of starting businesses in the 2006 World Competitiveness Report. Even with the establishment of the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (NERBAC) to fast track investment inflows, applications for business licenses in the country were still widely perceived as cumbersome. This was attested by the 2010 Doing Business Report where the Philippines ranked 162 out of 183 countries in terms of ease in business start-up transactions.
Resilient Cities Connect: An Initiative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan Bosai Platform, and the Government of the Netherlands Read more about Resilient Cities Connect: An Initiative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan Bosai Platform, and the Government of the Netherlands This presentation discusses the development and launch of “Resilient Cities Connect,” a partnership between the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan Bosai Platform, and the Government of the Netherlands. It shares the goals of the initiative and how the partnership addresses the ten essentials for making cities disaster resilient.