Roger Shotton Keywords policy reforms fiscal management public management local governance local government Read more about Roger Shotton Roger Shotton has been working on sub-national government issues at policy level and in the field across Africa and Asia for some 30 years, first as senior adviser with the United Nations Capital Development Fund and latterly as consultant for various international agencies (ADB, World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, SDC). He has most recently been working on fiscal transfer mechanisms and on local government financing, planning and budgeting arrangements in several countries in East Asia (Myanmar, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Mongolia).
Zolzaya Lkhagvasuren Keywords fiscal management regional cooperation fiscal reforms public management good governance local governance Read more about Zolzaya Lkhagvasuren Zolzaya Lkhagvasuren is a Senior National Programme Officer at the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency (SDC) Mongolia. Zolzaya has more than 15 years of experience in the joined SDC about 10 years ago during which she has responsible for the portfolio that aims to contribute to the strengthening of good governance and civil society development, in particular through the support for reforms related to decentralisation, democracy and civic participation in Mongolia.
Lakshmi Boojoo Keywords economic research fiscal management public management economic policy Read more about Lakshmi Boojoo Lakshmi Boojoo is a PhD candidate at the National University of Mongolia and holds a master degree in Economics from the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (Germany). Lakshmi has more than 10 years of professional working experience in private and non-governmental organizations in Mongolia.
Ehtisham Ahmad Keywords economic research SDG Finance adb sustainable development goals fiscal reforms fiscal management social policy poverty alleviation Spatial development Read more about Ehtisham Ahmad Professor Ehtisham Ahmad has been Directing a Project on Sustainable Transitions in China and Mexico, at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE over the past three years. He also worked with the ADB to provide recommendations for consideration for the 14th Five Year Plan. During the past decade, he has been Visiting Professor at the LSE, Pao Yu-Kong Professor at Zhejiang University, Senior Fellow at the Center for Development Research, University of Bonn as well as Senior Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Fiscal Science/Ministry of Finance Research Institute (2018-21).
Yolanda Fernandez Lommen Keywords adb economics PRC country director strategic partnership fiscal management public governance Read more about Yolanda Fernandez Lommen Ms. Yolanda Fernandez Lommen is ADB’s Country Director for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). She assumed office in August 2019. As Country Director, Ms. Fernandez Lommen leads ADB’s PRC Resident Mission (PRCM) that manages the portfolio of about $14 billion in the country; maintains and strengthens strategic partnerships with clients, including central and local governments; assists in loan and technical assistance processing; formulates the country partnership strategy; managesexternal relations; and develops knowledge products.
The Role of Local Governments in Promoting High Quality Growth Read more about The Role of Local Governments in Promoting High Quality Growth via Zoom.
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