MSMEs Related Policy Actions in the COVID Context in Nepal Read more about MSMEs Related Policy Actions in the COVID Context in Nepal This presentation gives an overview of the policy actions to support MSMEs in Nepal.
Accelerating Dynamics of MSMEs Post COVID-19 in South Asia : A Case Study of Pakistan Read more about Accelerating Dynamics of MSMEs Post COVID-19 in South Asia : A Case Study of Pakistan This presentation gives an overview of the efforts and challenges in scaling up MSMEs in Pakistan.
2021 ADBI Annual Conference: Climate Change Mitigation and Green Finance Read more about 2021 ADBI Annual Conference: Climate Change Mitigation and Green Finance
Lessons from Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2021: Accelerating Dynamics of MSMEs post COVID-19 in South Asia Read more about Lessons from Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2021: Accelerating Dynamics of MSMEs post COVID-19 in South Asia This webinar comprised five sessions: 1. Trends and challenges in MSME development in South Asia: lessons from the Asia SME Monitor 2021, which summarized key findings from the ASM 2021 Volume I; 2. National efforts to scale up MSMEs and challenges against the pandemic, which discussed selected governments’ efforts to develop the MSME sector with key challenges during the COVID-19 crisis;
SERD Policy Talk (SPOT) Series: SPOT on the Prospects and Building Resilience of Remittances in Asia Read more about SERD Policy Talk (SPOT) Series: SPOT on the Prospects and Building Resilience of Remittances in Asia In the 9th SPOT series, Aiko Kikkawa, Guntur Sugiyarto, and James Villafuerte from the ADB; and Jonathan Capal of Developing Markets Associates discussed the issues and prospects of labor mobility and remittances in Asia. The discussion noted the critical role of remittances as a lifeline for people in the region.
Tim Gould Keywords environment energy economy sustainability climate change economist finance investment Read more about Tim Gould Tim Gould was appointed the Agency' s Chief Energy Economist in 2021. As Chief Energy Economist, he provides strategic advice on energy economics across a wide range of IEA activities and analysis. Mr. Gould is also Head of the Division for Energy Supply and Investment Outlooks, in which capacity he coleads the World Energy Outlook, the IEA' s flagship publication, and oversees the Agency' s work on investment and finance, including the World Energy Investment report.
H.E. Pen Thirong Keywords speaker governance PPFD Cambodia finance Read more about H.E. Pen Thirong H.E. PEN Thirong, is currently an Under Secretary of State, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), and a Deputy Secretary-General of the General Secretariat, Steering Committee of the Public Financial Management Reform, who leads the preparation of draft rules and regulations for managing public investment projects.
ADBI-APAEA Conference on COVID-19 and Central Banking in Asia and the Pacific Read more about ADBI-APAEA Conference on COVID-19 and Central Banking in Asia and the Pacific Central banks have been at the forefront of COVID-19 response and recovery policies. The effective transmission of monetary policy to the real economy in response to pandemic shocks is highly uncertain, however. In addition, how fiscal and monetary policies complement each other and can be efficiently implemented and monitored is not well understood and requires further research.
Mariana Mazzucato Keywords finance sustainable development economics innovation public value Read more about Mariana Mazzucato Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose (IIPP). She received her BA from Tufts University and her MA and PhD in Economics from the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research. Her previous posts include the RM Phillips Professorial Chair at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at Sussex University.
Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez Keywords finance infrastructure global environment sustainable development cities water resources climate change agriculture blue economy resilience fragility and conflict resettlement Read more about Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez Ede Ijjasz has more than 30 years of senior technical and management experience at the World Bank, academia, and consulting. His expertise is in the areas of finance, infrastructure, global environment, sustainable development, cities, water resources, climate change, agriculture, blue economy, resilience, fragility and conflict, resettlement, PPPs, and ESG.