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ADBI book launch of Central Bank Digital Currency and Fintech in Asia Nov 27, 2019

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ADBI will launch the new book Central Bank Digital Currencies and Fintech in Asia at the 2019 ADBI Annual Conference in Tokyo. In this podcast, ADBI Research Fellow and co-editor, Bihong Huang provides an overview of the book and its unique insights. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2OKSb0w ADBI’s related publications Central Bank Digital Currency and Fintech in Asia https://bit.ly/2QTqSnn

ADBI book launch of Achieving Energy Security in Asia Nov 21, 2019

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ADBI recently launched the new book “Achieving Energy Security in Asia: Diversification, Integration and Policy Implications” at ADBI in Tokyo. In this podcast, co-editor Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary of Waseda University and Dayong Zhang of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, a discussant at the launch, provide an overview of the book and its unique insights. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2O6oqYP ADBI’s related publications Achieving Energy Security in Asia: Diversification, Integration and Policy Implications https://bit.ly/2D8X6mp

Rethinking engineer training is vital to meeting Asian infrastructure demand Nov 06, 2019

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Demand for infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific is surging and so too is the need to train the next generation of workers to construct and manage new infrastructure projects. In this podcast, Dr Sudhir Misra of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur discusses the skills gap in civil engineering in India, the importance of overcoming this common challenge to infrastructure growth and sustainable development in the region, and how it can be practically achieved. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/36wAk5A About the author Sudhir Misra, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur ADBI’s related publications Is There a Size-Induced Market Failure in Skills Training? https://bit.ly/2PMA4tf Skills Training by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Innovative Cases and the Consortium Approach in the Republic of Korea https://bit.ly/2Ni62vV Building Development Capacities in Asia and the Pacific: Good Practices and Ways Forward for ADBI’s Capacity Building Programs https://bit.ly/36AXSX6 Principles of Infrastructure: Case Studies and Best Practices https://bit.ly/2JPAM5c

Central banks’ changing views on green finance Oct 23, 2019

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Ulrich Volz of SOAS University of London recently visited ADBI to discuss his survey findings of 18 Asia Pacific central banks and regulatory authorities on the importance of incorporating climate and environmental risk into their operations and its potential role in scaling up green finance. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2MhguTM About the author Ulrich Volz is the Head of the Department of Economics and Reader in Economics, SOAS, University of London. ADBI’s recent publications on green finance https://bit.ly/2nM6ybz https://bit.ly/2OR2IsH

Papua New Guinea is the forefront of fintech financial inclusion breakthroughs Oct 08, 2019

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In this podcast, Bank of Papua New Guinea Governor Loi Bakani discusses how his country is leveraging technology to increase financial services access and use to fight poverty and improve living standards. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2MmgzEH About the author Loi Bakani is the Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea. ADBI’s recent publications on financial education https://bit.ly/30TYz9N https://bit.ly/33dmMtm

Public works, infrastructure spending can offset negative effects of liberalized trade Oct 03, 2019

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Lowering trade restrictions makes countries richer and in general, that’s good for everyone. But there are winners and losers from trade, especially as economies adjust to freer trade. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2o5ujvk Read the working paper https://bit.ly/2o6LRXP About the author Devashish Mitra is a professor of economics at Syracuse University in the United States. ADBI’s recent publications on trade https://bit.ly/2nV1L7R https://bit.ly/2oTzgng

Services important for developing Asia growth, both past and future Sep 19, 2019

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The 1990s and 2000s was a golden age for manufacturing in Asia, when economies across the region became important players in the burgeoning supply chains that now dominate global trade. Manufacturing boomed, but that is only half the story. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2mhkKbg Read the working paper https://bit.ly/2lYkMom About the author Ben Shepherd is the principal of Developing Trade Consultants. ADBI’s recent publications on services https://bit.ly/2koTAia https://bit.ly/2mpp8Fn

Where are Asia’s migration trends and attitudes headed? Sep 11, 2019

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Dr Neil Ruiz of the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC discusses new survey findings on what the public in 27 nations thinks about immigration and provides a demographic analysis of migration patterns at ADBI in Tokyo. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2m9U10n About the author Dr Neil Ruiz of the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC ADBI website http://www.adbi.org ADBI’s recent publications on migration https://bit.ly/2lOXfWJ https://bit.ly/2k6sr3k

How to thread the economic and political needle on Asian infrastructure growth Sep 04, 2019

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Asian Development Bank Institute Dean Naoyuki Yoshino and renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University’s Leadership Academy for Development discuss strategies for meeting developing Asia’s surging demand for infrastructure. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2kgBsqS About the author Naoyuki Yoshino is the dean and chief executive officer of the Asian Development Bank Institute and professor emeritus of Keio University in Tokyo. Francis Fukuyama is a political scientist at Stanford University’s Leadership Academy for Development. ADBI website http://www.adbi.org ADBI’s recent publications on infrastructure https://bit.ly/2lVlrXD https://bit.ly/2lAcV0g

How resilient is Southeast Asia in weathering economic volatility? Aug 29, 2019

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Asian Development Bank Institute Dean Naoyuki Yoshino met with Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani to discuss the future of trade and economic resiliency in Southeast Asia. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/34bNXWS About the author Naoyuki Yoshino is the dean and chief executive officer of the Asian Development Bank Institute and professor emeritus of Keio University in Tokyo.

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