Tetsushi Sonobe is the Dean and CEO of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Tokyo-based think tank of the Asian Development Bank that promotes the realization of a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific through policy research and capacity building.
The revival of the creative economy will be critical for ensuring an inclusive recovery that boosts small enterprises and employment for vulnerable groups in Asia’s rural and urban areas.
Despite increases in the number of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) receiving government support, the provision has not reached the most affected or vulnerable firms.
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are diverse, but the severity of the pandemic’s impact on them varies considerably depending on their characteristics.
The COVID-19 outbreak immediately had detrimental effects on the rural economy in Bangladesh.
COVID-19 economic recovery can be advanced by greater efforts to boost longer-term resilience and sustainability in Asia and the Pacific.
This edition features studies on seasonal labor mobility in the Pacific as well as development issues relating to population aging, education, and the labor market in Asia.
Dean Sonobe addressed the virtual launch of Think20 (T20) Italy 2021 by describing ADBI’s priority areas for advancing policy research and capacity building, in conjunction with Italy’s Group of 20 (G20) presidency.
ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe discussed imperatives for enabling COVID-19 pandemic recovery in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific and new ADBI research to boost related policy efforts in a video message.