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Experts Assess Asia-Europe Economic Integration Lessons
Economic integration lessons learned in Asia and Europe amid the changing global environment were described during a conference co-hosted by ADBI and the Bank of Finland in Helsinki on 18-19 June 2019. ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino evaluated ways to promote infrastructure investment for regional trade while ADBI Senior Consulting Economist and Vice Chair of Research Peter Morgan examined the harmonization of financial regulations. Measures to improve economic data collection and addressing the nexus of trade, financial markets, and currencies were additional priorities.
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ADBI, ADB Lead Tech-Based Demographic Dividend Pursuit
Experts detailed ways to boost the productivity of aging economies in Asia and the Pacific using technology at a conference co-organized by ADBI and ADB in Tokyo on 13-14 June 2019. The focus was on identifying policies to realize a new innovation-fueled demographic dividend. ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino, ADB Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada, and ADBI Deputy Dean Chul Ju Kim addressed this T20 Japan associated event. The findings will be presented in the 2019 ADB Asian Economic Integration Report’s theme chapter.
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ADBI Dean Promotes T20 Infrastructure Breakthrough
A new investment approach detailed by ADBI Dean and T20 Japan Chair Naoyuki Yoshino at the World Conference of Transport Research in Mumbai on 30 May 2019 could revolutionize infrastructure development. Dean Yoshino explained to 1,500 senior policymakers, private sector representatives and researchers from 65 countries at the event that raising the rate of return on infrastructure investment is pivotal. Channeling taxes drawn from the positive “spillover” effects of transport infrastructure could encourage domestic and international investors to fund more projects, he said.
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ADBI Spotlights T20 Inclusion Solutions in New Delhi
ADBI Think20 (T20) policy experts detailed innovative ways to lift economic participation and development at the International G20 Conference on Global Cooperation for Inclusive Growth in New Delhi on 30-31 May 2019. ADBI Dean and T20 Japan Chair Naoyuki Yoshino discussed climate financing while ADBI Deputy Dean Chul Ju Kim described keys to mitigating population aging and ADBI Research Economist Bihong Huang examined fintech literacy strategies. The T20 associated event was co-organized by ADBI, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, the Ford Foundation, and IMF.
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Japan Prime Minister Abe Meets T20 Delegation
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with T20 Japan Chair and ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino and T20 Japan Supporting Co-Chairs in Tokyo on 30 May 2019 to discuss the newly issued T20 Communique. Dean Yoshino will represent the T20 during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Osaka to spotlight the communique’s cutting-edge policy recommendations.
Books
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Leveraging Services for Development: Prospects and Policies
The services economy is on the rise all around the world, and services now comprise the largest share of economic activity and employment in almost every country.
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Principles of Infrastructure: Case Studies and Best Practices
Infrastructure is a priority around the world for all stakeholders.
Latest
The services economy is on the rise all around the world, and services now comprise the largest share of economic activity and employment in almost every country. Leveraging Services for Development: Prospects and Policies
Perhaps sooner than we expect, decentralized finance will pose real challenges to the traditional banking sector as well as monetary policy makers.
Implications of Platform Finance on Monetary Policy Transmission
Infrastructure is a priority around the world for all stakeholders. Principles of Infrastructure: Case Studies and Best Practices
Migration of household members reduces the probability of enrolling in school by 10 percentage points for children who belong to households with migrants.
International Migration and Remittance Effects on the School Enrollment of Children Staying Behind: The Evidence from Tajikistan
A strong small and medium-sized enterprise sector can contribute much to a country’s economy by fostering innovation, creating jobs, and reducing poverty.
Leveraging Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance Through Value Chains in Georgia
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises play a significant role in Indonesia's economy, but most of them have difficulty accessing finance.
The Role of Credit Guarantee Schemes for Financing MSMEs: Evidence from Rural and Urban Areas in Indonesia
Videos
- Peter Morgan, Senior Consulting Economist and Vice Chair of Research, on Driving Policy Innovation
- Nella Hendriyetty, Senior Capacity Building and Training Economist, on Boosting Asian Economies
- Nanum Jeon, Research Associate, on Supporting Capacity Building Programs and Her Career Future
- ADB President Nakao on the Future of Asia’s Growth Story
