Peter Marro Keywords finance environment Read more about Peter Marro Mr. Peter Marro, a national from Switzerland, joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1999, where he worked for over 7 years in the Private Sector Operations Department of the ADB.
Key Points on Moderated Panel Discussion - Various Financing and Delivery Mechanisms in Sanitation Read more about Key Points on Moderated Panel Discussion - Various Financing and Delivery Mechanisms in Sanitation This session hosted a moderated panel discussion that explored various financing and delivery mechanisms available to create affordable sanitation.
Key Points on Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management Read more about Key Points on Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management With the goal of creating affordable sanitation, this session explored various ways that make financing of sanitation and wastewater management possible.
ADB's Trade Finance Program Read more about ADB's Trade Finance Program Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Trade Finance Program provides guarantees and loans through banks to support trade. Through the program’s Credit Guarantee Product, ADB provides guarantees within 24 hours to confirming banks of up to 100% of non-payment risk. The program also supports transactions such as counter-guarantee, pre-export financing, and trade loan.
ADB's Trade Finance Program Read more about ADB's Trade Finance Program This seminar discussed the objectives and results of Asian Development Bank's Trade Finance Program. The program has partnered with 90 developing member country banks and 120 non-developing member country banks in 86 countries. In 2012, the program supported $4 billion worth of transactions. The program helps introduce international banks to new markets, create new partnerships for co-financing in the most challenging markets, and promote south-south trade.
River Settlers: Improving Their Welfare Read more about River Settlers: Improving Their Welfare Urban poor housing development is an investment and does not only constitute social expenses. The Community Organizations Development Institute in Thailand, through the Baan Mankong program, has adopted a demand-driven and holistic development approach to empower the urban low-income community.
Opening Remarks - Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All Read more about Opening Remarks - Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All While Asia continues to show remarkable development and poverty reduction and expands its role significantly in the global economy, water security becomes a growing concern. Increasing water security will require mobilization of new levels of cooperation among all economic sectors and sections of society.
Viet Nam: Secondary Cities Development Project Read more about Viet Nam: Secondary Cities Development Project Tam Ky, Han Tinh, and Buon Ma Thuot are recognized as rapidly developing urban areas in Viet Nam, but can be hampered by weak infrastructure and urban services. Developing these secondary cities is vital to addressing spatial and economic disparities, which can constrain the country’s sustained economic growth.
Filling the Financial Gaps Read more about Filling the Financial Gaps There is a large gap in financing discussions: costs of services that people want and are willing to pay for, costs of asset management regulation, and public finance towards a long term vision beyond latrines. Looking at financing in the long-term is seen as a crucial move to fill in existing gaps.
Facilitating Equal Opportunities and Access to Finance Read more about Facilitating Equal Opportunities and Access to Finance This presentation provides examples of equal opportunity practices in companies. It describes programs of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development that provide access to credit lines for women in Turkey and the Balkans. It also discusses other initiatives that support women’s access to finance.