Helen Osborne Keywords Health Industry and trade Social development and protection Read more about Helen Osborne Helen Osborne is ADB's youth employment specialist with experience across research, policy and practice spanning the public, private and non-profit sectors. As a consultant, Helen has also worked with The World Bank, ILO, UNICEF and GIZ as well as Foundation and INGO clients. Her portfolio includes programme and policy design; primary and secondary research; and strategy development.
Regional Conference on Navigating the New Normal in ASEAN Plus Three Economies Read more about Regional Conference on Navigating the New Normal in ASEAN Plus Three Economies According to the International Monetary Fund, the world’s economic growth remains subdued as the growth in developing economies is weaker than expected. The sign of sluggish global growth continues to show due to several macroeconomic risks, for example, trade tensions, weak investment due to lack of investor confidence, abrupt shifts in risk sentiment, disinflationary pressure, and deeper than envisaged economic slowdown in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Eurozone. Taking into account these factors, the global economy is moving towards a new normal.
Seung Min Lee Keywords finance Industry and trade capacity development Read more about Seung Min Lee Seung-Min focuses on financial sector development in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. His work includes projects on the development of microfinance, small and medium-sized enterprise finance, agricultural finance, energy efficiency finance, climate change finance and capital markets.
Brown Bag Session: Comparative Study of Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Read more about Brown Bag Session: Comparative Study of Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Drastic changes happened with the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, including the transition from central planned to a market-based economy. In a brown bag session, Lyubov Tsoy, intern at Asian Development Bank's Public Management, Finance, Sector, and Trade Division of the Central and West Asia Department, presented a comparative study on the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development. This study specifically looked into SME development trends and trajectories in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan after the collapse of the Soviet Union.