The proposed subproject is part of the cluster regional research and development technical assistance that will support the preparation of the flagship publication the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) for the next 3 years. This publication includes staff analyses of the macroeconomic prospects for all of Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 45 developing member countries (DMCs), referred to collectively as developing Asia, and provides insights into the current economic issues the region faces. Its content provides vital intelligence to policy makers in DMCs, ADB Management and shareholders, and researchers globally, and underpins ADB operational decisions. The ADO showcases ADB's knowledge and expertise about the region.
| Project Name | Asian Development Outlook 2016-2018 - Asian Development Outlook 2016 (Subproject 1) | ||||
| Project Number | 49172-002 | ||||
| Country | Regional Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Cook Islands Fiji Micronesia, Federated States of Georgia Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Kiribati Korea, Republic of Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nauru Nepal Pakistan Palau Philippines Papua New Guinea China, People's Republic of Marshall Islands Samoa Singapore Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Tajikistan Taipei, China Thailand Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Uzbekistan Vanuatu Viet Nam |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Economic affairs management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The proposed subproject is part of the cluster regional research and development technical assistance that will support the preparation of the flagship publication the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) for the next 3 years. This publication includes staff analyses of the macroeconomic prospects for all of Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 45 developing member countries (DMCs), referred to collectively as developing Asia, and provides insights into the current economic issues the region faces. Its content provides vital intelligence to policy makers in DMCs, ADB Management and shareholders, and researchers globally, and underpins ADB operational decisions. The ADO showcases ADB's knowledge and expertise about the region. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | ADB's Midterm Review of Strategy 2020 identified poverty reduction and inclusive growth among the strategic priorities that will guide ADB's work through 2020. The ability to understand the key drivers of, and constraints on, economic growth is a critical element of inclusive growth. With its comprehensive analysis of evolving macroeconomic developments, the ADO plays an important role in fostering this understanding, a role recognized by the TA Strategic Forum in 2008. Under ADB's streamlined business processes, the ADO is one of the main references for the economic assessment and outlook section of country partnership strategies.
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| Impact | Understanding among ADB DMCs of current macroeconomic issues and important development challenges facing the Asia and Pacific region increased. (defined by project). | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | Reference to the ADO by the media, by economic researchers, both within ADB and beyond, and by DMC officials increased. |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. ADO 2016, ADO 2016 Update and ADO supplements published 2. Background papers published 3. ADO 2016, ADO 2016 Update, and ADO supplements disseminated |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Afghanistan - Nation-wide; Armenia - Nation-wide; Azerbaijan - Nation-wide; Bangladesh - Nation-wide; Bhutan - Nation-wide; Brunei Darussalam - Nation-wide; Cambodia - Nation-wide; China - Nation-wide; Cook Islands - Nation-wide; Fiji - Nation-wide; Georgia - Nation-wide; Hong Kong, China - Nation-wide; India - Nation-wide; Indonesia - Nation-wide; Kazakhstan - Nation-wide; Kiribati - Nation-wide; Korea, Republic of - Nation-wide; Kyrgyz Republic - Nation-wide; Lao People's Democratic Republic - Nation-wide; Malaysia - Nation-wide; Maldives - Nation-wide; Marshall Islands - Nation-wide; Micronesia, Federated States of - Nation-wide; Mongolia - Nation-wide; Myanmar - Nation-wide; Nauru - Nation-wide; Nepal - Nation-wide; Pakistan - Nation-wide; Palau - Nation-wide; Papua New Guinea - Nation-wide; Philippines - Nation-wide; Samoa - Nation-wide; Singapore - Nation-wide; Solomon Islands - Nation-wide; Sri Lanka - Nation-wide; Taipei,China - Nation-wide; Tajikistan - Nation-wide; Thailand - Nation-wide; Timor-Leste - Nation-wide; Tonga - Nation-wide; Tuvalu - Nation-wide; Uzbekistan - Nation-wide; Vanuatu - Nation-wide; Viet Nam - Nation-wide |
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| Consulting Services | The TA subproject will require international consultancy from economists who will prepare the background papers and analyses on issues pertaining to the theme topic. International economic advisory and editing consultants will be required for the economic and technical editing of ADO manuscripts before final publication. An international expert on communication strategy will also be engaged to evaluate the effectiveness of ADO dissemination. National economics consultants and research assistants will be required to assist with data management and to conduct research on issues related to macroeconomic development, growth, trade and investment, human capital development, and long-term employment generation in the Asia and Pacific region. National consultants will be needed to perform the desktop publishing and graphic design of the publication. Resource persons will be engaged for a maximum of 10 working days to conduct training on macroeconomics and economic forecasting and also serve as discussants during workshops. The consultants and resource persons will be recruited as individuals as the TA will require rapid mobilization of the editorial consultants and will involve independent studies where the consultant's experience and qualifications are the primary consideration. This will be done in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). |
| Procurement | The TA subproject will finance procurement of information technology equipment and software, and information and knowledge services such as subscription to macroeconomic data providers as may be required to inform relevant up-to-date content. All procurement to be financed under the TA will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time). Procurement of information technology equipment and software will be done in coordination with ADB's Office of Information Systems and Technology and Office of Administrative Services. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Zveglich Jr., Joseph Ernest |
| Responsible ADB Department | Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | ERMR |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 12 Nov 2015 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 12 Nov 2015 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 12 Nov 2015 | - | 12 Nov 2015 | 31 Dec 2017 | - | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,200,000.00 | 12 Nov 2015 | 921,207.07 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Asian Development Outlook 2016-2018 - Asian Development Outlook 2016 (Subproject 1): Subproject Proposal | TA Subproject Proposal | Nov 2015 |
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