Tuga Alaskary

Tuga Alaskary is a Disaster Risk Financing Specialist with 12 years of professional experience across Africa and Asia. She holds a BA (Honors) degree from the University of Essex and and Msc in Development Studies (Merit) from the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.

JICA’s New Research on Remittances and Household Finances in the Philippines and Tajikistan

There is a need to deepen our understanding of remittances and the role it plays in household finances. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) initiated a study that would determine the effects of remittances on household finances in two rural study sites in the Philippines and Tajikistan. Through a survey on migrants and their households, this study aims to determine whether or not remittances are channeled into investments. It also seeks to develop and test financial education interventions as well as provide policy guidance on developing innovative financial products.

Catherine Santiago

Ms. Catherine Santiago is the Unit Head of portfolio Management of the East, Central and West Asia Team of the Energy Sector Office. She has more than 20 years of experience in public and private procurement management, including the development of new Procurement Policies and Regulations. She earned her Master of Science (MSc) in Management with Specialization in Operations, an MSc in Engineering Science from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; and an MBA with specialization in Finance from the University of Connecticut, USA.

Rehan Kausar

Rehan was until recently a Principal Portfolio Management Specialist in SEOD. Before this, he was Head of the project Administration Unit and Senior Infrastructure Specialist in SEEN for 5 years. Rehan started his ADB career as an Infrastructure Specialist in IRM for 2 years and was then outpost to OPR for one year. Before ADB, he was a consultant to ADB and worked as an Advisor, Housing and Spatial Planning in ADB’s Extended Mission to Sumatra for almost 2 years. He also worked as a consultant to the World Bank. Before that, he spent his entire career in the private sector.

Asia Leadership Program 2015: Executive Level Session

Asia's leaders talked about finance, transport, and the environment, among other concerns at the Asia Leadership Program.



The third annual program was held in Tokyo, Japan with Institute for Global Environmental Strategies as the partner organization. About 14 ministers, vice-ministers, and secretaries in the areas of transport and infrastructure, finance, environment and conservation, forestry, and executive planning participated in the executive level session of the program.