Tuga Alaskary Keywords finance risk finance Read more about 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 Read more about 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.
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala Keywords trade industry finance Read more about Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala
Financing Sustainable Urbanization: Case of Korea Read more about Financing Sustainable Urbanization: Case of Korea This presentation showcases the experience of the Republic of Korea in responding to rapid urbanization, particularly in financing the necessary urban infrastructure. It highlights the "Low Carbon, Green Grwoth Strategy 2007" and discusses the implications of rapid urbanization to countries based on Korea's own experience.
Catherine Santiago Keywords public and private procurement management operations ADB PPFD finance procurement Read more about 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.
Lewis Hawke Keywords accountability administration finance expenditure public policy Read more about Lewis Hawke Lewis Hawke has headed the PEFA Secretariat since November 2014, leading the upgrade of the PEFA framework. PEFA is a global, multi-donor initiative for assessing PFM performance and national and sub-national levels which has been used in more than 150 countries.
Rehan Kausar Keywords finance administration governance ADB procurement Read more about 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.
Giap Minh Bui Keywords agriculture natural resources finance economic planning food security and safety Read more about Giap Minh Bui Giap Minh Bui is a Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist in the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office; Sectors Group; Asian Development Bank (ADB). He has pioneered in the formulation of lasting-impact and least-cost economic policies for the last 26 years.
Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project Read more about Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project In 2 years, the Indian city of Mumbai transformed its great eyesore—a 19.6-hectare landfill with 80-foot high waste—into a vast expanse of greenery with considerable revenue-generating potential. Carbon credit financing catalyzed this transformation.
Asia Leadership Program 2015: Executive Level Session Read more about 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.