Improving Regional Cooperation in Energy Today Read more about Improving Regional Cooperation in Energy Today Regional energy cooperation is a viable way to enable countries to efficiently use their resources. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sees this as an opportunity to help countries meet their demands for energy, reduce emissions, and to stimulate financial growth.
ADB's Regional Cooperation and Integration Today Read more about ADB's Regional Cooperation and Integration Today Regional cooperation and integration (RCI) is one of the major thrusts of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). RCI is a process that interconnects national economies through closer trade integration, intraregional supply chains, and stronger financial links. It is one of the three strategic agendas of ADB’s Strategy 2020. At present, ADB is the leader in the promotion of RCI among multilateral banks.
Session Video - Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Read more about Session Video - Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Pradeep Srivastava, in this presentation, provides a brief overview of regional cooperation and integration (RCI). He highlights the importance of recognizing space in regional cooperation, which produces a different type of RCI. The applications that have become the interface between ADB’s work on urban development and RCI are discussed.
Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Read more about Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? In this knowledge sharing session, Pradeep Srivastava of Asian Development Bank (ADB), discussed the applications of the new spatial regional cooperation and integration (RCI) framework to urbanization in developing countries. The framework expands the intersection of urban development and RCI operations beyond the usual economic corridors and towns on ADB-supported transport spines.
Aging, Economic Growth, and Old-Age Security in Asia Read more about Aging, Economic Growth, and Old-Age Security in Asia Probe why Asia faces a regionwide demographic transition to older populations. Population aging could serve as a drag on the region’s economic growth over the coming decades. Asia must overcome a number of structural obstacles in order to meet these challenges.