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MSMEs Key to Southeast Asia's Post-COVID-19 Recovery — ADB

Strengthening the dynamics of MSMEs with innovation and internationalization will be key to revitalizing Southeast Asian economies devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from ADB.

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23 Oct 2020 | News Release

ADB Helps Boost Philippine Military's COVID-19 Testing Capacity

ADB has donated two COVID-19 testing machines that can each test nearly 100 people per hour to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to support the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Oct 2020 | News from Country Offices

ADB, UNICEF, and WHO Provide Medical Supplies to Tonga for COVID-19 Response

Personal protective equipment and other essential medical equipment provided by UNICEF and the WHO, transported by the WFP, and financed by ADB, were today delivered to the Government of Tonga...

22 Oct 2020 | News Release

MSMEs Key to Southeast Asia's Post-COVID-19 Recovery — ADB

Strengthening the dynamics of MSMEs with innovation and internationalization will be key to revitalizing Southeast Asian economies devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from ADB.

22 Oct 2020 | News from Country Offices

Engineering Design Contract Awarded for ADB-Supported Bataan–Cavite Bridge Project in the Philippines

The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways has signed a $59 million contract for the engineering design of the Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge Project on Manila Bay, which is being developed with funding from ADB.


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The ghost gear that haunts the world’s oceans

Lost or discarded fishing gear has become a growing menace in our oceans, killing sea life and contributing to plastic pollution that threatens humans as well.

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Our most popular COVID-19 blogs in Q3 2020

Our top 10 blogs for the third quarter show how Asia and the Pacific is rising to the COVID-19 challenge

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Using urban mobility and big data to track the pandemic

An analysis of data from popular transit applications indicates that there is a relationship between increased mobility and COVID-19 cases, but more information is needed to make a definitive link. 


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30 Jun 2021 | Online: Postponed to second quarter of 2021

Online ADB Sanitation Dialogue 2021

The ADB Sanitation Dialogue 2021, an online conference set for the second quarter of 2021, engages developing member countries and other development partners toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.2 on sanitation for all.

08 Feb 2021 | Online

Conference on Strengthening Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Under the COVID-19 Crisis

This conference will feature research papers that examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ESG investment, its potential to support sustainable economic recovery, and ways to drive ESG investment growth and address related risks.

08 Dec 2020 | Online

Virtual Conference on Digitalization and Sustainable Economic Development

This ADBI-Singapore Management University virtual conference will feature new research on the role of digitalization in enhancing sustainable, inclusive, and balanced growth in Asia.

01 Dec 2020 | Online

2020 ADBI Annual Conference: The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Policy Implications

The 2020 ADBI Annual Conference will examine the macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19, its effects on MSMEs and households, and the pandemic-driven acceleration of digitalization in Asia and the Pacific.


 

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