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ADBI Advisory Council meeting held in HQ
ADBI Advisory Council members on 22 September endorsed ADBI's work program for 2018 following a presentation of ADBI's current operations and planned work program. The members provided feedback and advice on ADBI's work program and operations. President Nakao emphasized ADBI's role as a leading knowledge center for economic development in Asia and the Pacific, and noted its collaboration with ADB departments and missions.
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Let's turn on the lights!
Community-based initiatives for cleaner and cheaper electricity are turning to hometown investment trust funds. Small contributions from villagers are pooled together and matched with internet crowdfunding and ADB’s innovative Green Finance Catalyzing Facility. Learn more about how hometown investment trust funds could provide much-needed finance for green energy projects.
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ADBI, OECD, and the State Bank of Viet Nam co-host conference on Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection
On 3-4 October participants discussed the status of financial literacy and financial inclusion in Southeast Asia, challenges for consumer protection, the development of national strategies for financial education, issues related to digital financial services, financial education programs for the youth, and micro-insurance at the ADBI-OECD-State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) conference on Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection. State Bank of Viet Nam Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong, ADBI Dean Yoshino, and OECD Senior Counsellor Andre Laboul gave welcome remarks. ADBI's Peter Morgan and Long Q. Trinh presented on financial literacy in Cambodia and Viet Nam, and Bihong Huang presented on financial education needs of SMEs. Read more.
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ADBI and UNESCAP co-host conference on SME finance
Ways to promote access to finance by small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in Asia and Latin America were discussed in a conference sponsored by UNESCAP and co-hosted by ADBI in Bangkok on 27-28 September. Topics included the relationship between financial inclusion and financial stability, financial infrastructure for SME finance, the role of national development banks, and the implications of FinTech. ADBI Dean Yoshino delivered welcoming remarks and presented on financial infrastructure, and Peter Morgan, ADBI's Senior Consulting Economist, presented research on the impact of lending to SMEs on the financial stability of banks. Read more.
Events
- Conference: Supply-Side Support for SMEs
- Technical Conference on Financial Inclusion, Regulation, Financial Literacy and Education in Central Asia and South Caucasus
- Seminar: Innovation in Managing Local Government Debt—the Case of the People’s Republic of China
- ADBI-IIMA-IFEI Workshop on Economic and Financial Cooperation in East Asia
Books
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Food Insecurity in Asia: Why Institutions Matter
Useful for anyone who is interested in food security of individual Asian nations and Asia as a whole, including officials of national governments and international bodies, researchers, and university students.
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Financial Inclusion, Regulation, and Education: Asian Perspectives
This book looks at how low-income households and small firms access financial services in Asia.
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Let's Turn on the Lights
Community-based initiatives for cleaner and cheaper electricity are turning on to hometown investment trusts. Small contributions from villagers themselves are matched with internet crowdfunding and ADB’s innovative Green Finance Catalyzing Facility. Let...
An economic crisis in the People’s Republic of China would be worse for developing Asian economies than for the world's developed countries.
Impact of the People’s Republic of China’s Slowdown on the Global Economy
Poverty reduction is slowing in Indonesia, with income inequality rising significantly.
Two Decades of Structural Transformation and Dynamics of Income Equality in Indonesia
Useful for anyone who is interested in food security of individual Asian nations and Asia as a whole, including officials of national governments and international bodies, researchers, and university students. Food Insecurity in Asia: Why Institutions Matter
Competency in manufacturing is declining for many Indian cities and Bengaluru is now the most competitive in financial intermediation, real estate, and other business services.
How to Identify Specialization? The Case of India’s Cities
Using only one measure of corporate innovation can distort the view of progress; using multiple signals is more reliable.
Measuring the Degree of Corporate Innovation
