James Anderson

Jim Anderson is the international senior business development consultant for the Private Sector Operations Department of the Asian Development Bank’s East Asia Regional Department. He is responsible for accelerating the amount of the Bank’s financing to commercially viable private sector projects across infrastructure, agribusiness, financial institutions, and health and education sectors in Mongolia. He identifies prospective new investments and provides input and support throughout the underwriting process as well as for transaction monitoring and administration.

Itgel Lonjid

Itgel Lonjid is a Senior Social Sector Officer at the ADB Mongolia Resident Mission (MNRM). She designs and administers projects in the education and social protection sectors and supports portfolio administration at MNRM. Before joining ADB, she worked with local and international non-government organizations, donor-funded projects, and the private sector in the areas of human rights, local governance, cooperative development, and microfinancing. She holds a master’s degree in international development policy from Duke University, USA.

COVID-19 and Transport Policy in Developing Asian Countries and “Frontiers in High-Speed Rail Development” Book Launch (14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies)

ADBI, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank, World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS), Chubu University, and Eastern Asia Society of Transport Studies (EASTS), held two sessions during the 14th International Conference of EASTS.

Session 1: COVID-19 and Transport Policy in Developing Asian Countries (12 Sep 2021)

Derivatives and Risk Hedging

A derivative refers to a financial agreement or contract between two parties in which its value is derived from an undelying asset or index. It has uses, including risk hedging, which is discussed in this presentation. It also tackles the types of derivatives: forward commitment and contingent claim.

Workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging East Asia

The Asian Develoment Bank, through its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department – Macroeconomics Research Division, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia coducted a workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging Asia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The workshop covered topics such as types and risks of bonds, credit ratings, derivatives for risk hedging, fixed income valuation, and selected thematic issues. About 45 public sector representatives attended the said workshop.