Fostering Regional Cooperation and Integration
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ADBI helps its developing member countries (DMCs) reap the benefits, mitigate the risks, and maximize the opportunities resulting from globalization by promoting regional cooperation and integration. Initiatives are typically driven by investments in regional infrastructure, which also provide a platform for cooperation across member countries in areas of mutual interest. Regional cooperation and integration fosters rapid and sustained growth, reduces poverty, and builds resilient institutions as it helps DMCs build closer trade, investment, and financial links that, in turn, create opportunities for mutual, broad-based, and inclusive growth. Capacity-building and training programs aim to create a knowledge-sharing platform for greater understanding and harmonization in the region, aligned with ADB’s Strategy 2030. The programs will concentrate on enhancing connectivity and competitiveness, promoting regional public goods, strengthening cooperation in the finance sector, and strengthening subregional initiatives.
Capacity Building Workshop on Central Banks’ Role in Monitoring Financed Emissions for Financial Stability
This two-day capacity-building workshop will focus on the role of central banks in monitoring commercial banks’ financed emissions. It aims to build an understanding of the measurement of GHG emissions from corporates, associated financed emissions, and recent trends in global disclosure standards and approaches for banks’ financed emissions.13th Asia Smart City Conference
The 13th Asia Smart City Conference will promote policy dialogue among leaders and feature business matching opportunities on smart city solutions. The session will highlight policy recommendations for zero-carbon transition in port cities among the representatives of ADB member countries, city governments, and academia for achieving decarbonization and the Sustainable Development Goals.Creative Economy in times of Climate Change, ADBI Special Session at the 2024 World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE)
The WCCE 2024 will highlight the creative economy's role in driving economic development, sustainability, and innovation, with a focus on regional collaboration and climate action.Asian Think Tank Network (ATTN) Forum 2024: Digitalization as an Opportunity for Inclusive Growth in Asia and the Pacific
ATTN 2024 will highlight developments in digital trade across Asia and the Pacific, with an emphasis on SMEs, policy planning, and regional economic integration.Optimizing Fiscal Decentralization: Pathway to Promote Growth, Wellbeing, and Convergence
The AMRO-HKMA-ADBI Financial Leadership Training Workshop 2024 will address leadership and governance challenges in the ASEAN+3 region, focusing on financial stability, digitalization, and sustainable development.Third Roundtable of the ADBI-ADB Asian Climate Finance Dialogue
The Third Roundtable will focus on climate finance, particularly transition finance approaches. Transition finance is an emerging concept and while it aims at supporting the whole-of-economy transition, it is important to increase finance for decarbonization efforts of entities that (i) are emissions-intensive and hard-to-abate sectors (such as steel, aluminum, cement, aviation), (ii) may not currently have a low- or zero-emission substitute that is economically available or credible in all relevant contexts, but (iii) are important for future socio-economic development. To date, there is no consensual definition of transition finance, and countries/some subregions tend to develop their own contextual approach. The roundtable will provide an overview of existing frameworks and stimulate dialogue among jurisdictions on challenges related to scaling up transition finance. The Roundtable will also cover taxonomies, especially focusing on transitional activities, which are increasingly adopted by some Asian economies in order to increase credibility and transparency for investors.G20 Brazil: Driving New Synergies for Climate Finance and Development
ADBI will host a Think20 (T20) Brazil side to demonstrate ADBI’s commitment to continue promoting cooperation and collaboration among global think tanks. T20 Brazil is a think tank engagement group that support policy discussions under the G20 Brazil presidency. This hybrid event will gather think tank leaders from across the G7 and G20 spheres to explore effective approaches for mobilizing finance to boost climate actions without stalling progress towards achieving SDGs and other development agendas.Virtual Conference on Leveraging Digitalization for Elderly Care
The Leveraging Digitalization for Elderly Care conference will explore the integration of digital technologies in elderly care, addressing multifaceted challenges and opportunities in the aging society. It will foster dialogue and knowledge exchange among experts on constructing comprehensive elderly care systems supported by digitalization. The conference aims to provide actionable insights to inform policy and best practices, addressing the evolving needs of older individuals, enhancing the quality of care, and promoting inclusive development.
Creative Economy Seminar: Our Common Future
The Creative Economy Seminar will discuss how fostering the creative economy can advance sustainable development, social inclusion, intercultural exchange and tourism, and international influence.Book Launch: Transforming ASEAN – Strategies for Achieving Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
The book explores the potential to accelerate decarbonization and promote environmental sustainability in South East Asia, examines future pathways toward the next phase of regional development and integration, and analyses ASEAN’s global role within and beyond the G20.
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Food Insecurity, Inflation and Government Aid: Evidence from a Household Survey in Developing Asia
Food insecurity has become more crucial following the economic downturn and inflation surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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House Insulation: Perceived Needs and Willingness in Central Asia
Decisions to insulate are more likely to be made in rural rather than urban areas, while construction materials and heating sources significantly influence the decision to insulate.
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Impact of “Made in China 2025” Industrial Strategy on Firms’ Green Innovation: A Quasi-Natural Experiment
The industrial policy measure “Made in China 2025” significantly promotes green innovation in enterprises.
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Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 and Government Policy Responses on Trade Flow: The Case of ASEAN Countries
The collaborative frameworks in regional trade agreements contribute to greater stability in trade flows amid global supply chain disruptions.
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Forced Displacement: A Rapidly Rising Vulnerability and Its Challenges for an Inclusive and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific
Rising inequality is directly related to vulnerability, and addressing inequality could reduce vulnerability to forced displacement.
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Informal Labor Regulations, Firm Boundaries, and Global Sourcing
The attractiveness of foreign investment increases as the cost of foreign firms accessing informal labor decreases.
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Globalization and Equality: A Cross-Country Analysis
Developing countries should improve their foreign direct investment (FDI) environment to attract FDI and upgrade the quality of unskilled labor.
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What Happens to the Learning Outcomes of Left-Behind Children When Parents Are Away? Evidence from Four Pacific Island Countries
Parents play a pivotal role in shaping their children’s educational journey and overall development.
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Global Shocks and Green Bonds Issuance: An Empirical Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data
Bond-specific features such as maturity, coupon rate, and currency are important determinants for the issuance of green bonds.
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G20’s Contribution to Inclusive and Resilient Global Value Chains While Promoting Involvement of Least Developed Countries
Creating resilient global value chains requires a holistic, long-term solution that leaves no country, especially low-income countries, behind (inclusiveness).
In fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and, in particular, the new strains that are emerging, many countries have adopted the dual approach of closing borders and increasing domestic surveillance. This might be overkill. In fact, the latter might suffice.