Mark Holmes Keywords public and private sectors transport Manufacturing finance Health Read more about Mark Holmes Mark has worked in the public and private sectors for more than 40 years, including 10 years in the Middle East and Asia, with experience across a wide range of sectors including transport, manufacturing, finance and health managing large workforces and complex contracts. Mark’s expertise is in Operations, Management and Business Development.
Nandita Ganapathy Keywords investment finance education Read more about Nandita Ganapathy Ms. Nandita Ganapathy serves as Partner & Head, Investor Relations at Kaizenvest. Prior to joining Kaizenvest, Nandita spent nine years at Northern Arc Capital. Nandita has twenty years of experience in financial services with global and Indian Financial Institutions such as ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. She has a Bachelors degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.
Padraig Power Keywords ADB International Skills Forum international education finance Read more about Padraig Power Padraig Power has diverse work experience in the financial and auditing field. Padraig has worked at the Global Partnership for Education since 2012, starting as a Senior Financial Officer and progressing to roles such as Acting Chief Operating Officer, Chief Finance and Operations Officer, and currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, they worked at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria from 2006 to 2012, with positions including Senior Finance Officer and Team Leader for Financial Planning & Analysis.
Marissa Barcenas Keywords ADB portfolio procurement finance BOS Read more about Marissa Barcenas Statistician working as Senior Portfolio Management Officer in the Portfolio Management Division of PPFD. Under Rehan’s guidance, she has led the team in the development of ProcDash in 2021 with the help of an IT consultant.
26th Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum (CSIF) Meeting Read more about 26th Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum (CSIF) Meeting ADBI co-hosted the 26th Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum (CSIF) meeting. The members of CSIF are composed of the central banks and central securities depositories of the ASEAN+3 economies. Since its inception, CSIF has published several reports on establishing a regional settlement intermediary and central securities. Officials from the ministries of finance and securities and exchange commissions of ASEAN+3 will join the meeting. The 26th CSIF meeting discussed the following:
ADBI-Cambridge University Online Course on Digital Assets for Regulators Read more about ADBI-Cambridge University Online Course on Digital Assets for Regulators
13th Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum: Policy Approaches to Support Green Financing of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Read more about 13th Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum: Policy Approaches to Support Green Financing of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Climate change and environmental degradation pose significant risks to the performance of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) critical to economic growth and climate resilience. The movement toward green finance mechanisms has the potential to create new financing opportunities for MSMEs while also facilitating the transition to a low carbon economy.
Naning Mardiniah Keywords PPFD ADB finance governing project implementation Read more about Naning Mardiniah Naning Mardiniah is a Senior Safeguards Officer (Resettlement) for Indonesia and Timor Leste. In the Resident Mission, she processes and administers safeguard activities, with a focus on resettlement issues in projects in infrastructure, urban development, sector loans, and private sector development. She also evaluates ADB-financed projects to ensure that the projects are designed and implemented in accordance with ADB safeguard policies.
Rishikesh Singh Keywords PPFD ADB finance governance project implementation Read more about Rishikesh Singh Rishikesh Singh is a Portfolio Management Specialist in ADB’s Office of Director General, South Asia Regional Department. He is responsible for implementing the ongoing sovereign portfolio of ADB-financed projects covering six developing member countries in South Asia and spanning the transport, energy, urban, social, agriculture and natural Resources, and public finance sectors. His responsibilities also include assessment of the readiness of ADB-financed projects at various stages prior to approval and commitment.
Interview with Ulrich Volz of SOAS University of London Read more about Interview with Ulrich Volz of SOAS University of London Dr. Ulrich Volz talks in-depth about his presentation on "Unleashing the Potential of National Development Banks to Finance a Green and Just Transition."