Asian Development Bank Institute

⚤ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲? Valeria Esquivel of the International Labour Organization and Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete of the University of Cambridge explain how gender-responsive approaches can drive more inclusive and sustainable growth. 🎧 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/3PK5BwQ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4suO8a8 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4rBrQCF

🤝🏻 ADBI, together with the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation, co-organized a workshop with ADB on building sustainable and resilient blue economies in the Pacific on 9-11 March in Japan. Policy leaders and experts explored ocean financing and community-led solutions for inclusive and resilient growth. Participants also visited the Tohoku region to learn how coastal communities rebuilt their blue economy after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/4lCUFgl

#ICYMI ADBI Fellow Sayuri Shirai discusses how to address barriers to digital trade in Asia and the Pacific. 🎧 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/3MORULZ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4ucsEAv 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4qWoDNx

💪 Why do some cities recover quickly after floods while others remain trapped in cycles of risk? 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐨, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. 👉🏻 Click here to join on 23 March, 11:00-12:00 Tokyo time: fb.me/e/6HCQ2pPEm

🌱 A steady, sustainable flow of fertilizers is critical to safeguarding global food systems and supporting sustainable farming. 🔎 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/3Pi68pA

🧐 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬? Join our webinar to explore practical lessons that help bridge the implementation gap across Asia and the Pacific. 🗓️ 𝟖 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ⏰𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 🔗 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: bit.ly/47qn3ws

♻️🌿 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲? By turning byproducts into biofuels and value-added resources, the region can power cleaner, greener growth. ⚡ Learn more on ADBI's latest blog: adbi.me/4cJjXav

🤔🌏 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚? With uneven standards and reporting gaps, better alignment between government and corporate data is key to improving data reliability. 👉 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: adbi.me/46WKg9l

#ICYMI ADBI Fellow Sayuri Shirai highlights the importance of data on digital trade in the latest episode of the Asia's Developing Future podcast. 🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/3MORULZ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4ucsEAv 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4qWoDNx

🌾 Despite the availability of climate-resilient and nutrient-enhanced varieties of rice, yield is still the most important factor in the choice of variety in Bangladesh. 🧐 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/3N8Pubu

🌾🌿 Dil Rahut, ADBI's Vice Chair of RES and Senior Research Economis discusses the impact of agricultural mechanization amid the challenges facing farmers across Asia and the Pacific. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 “𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚”: 📥 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟏 (𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬): bit.ly/4rFYW4Y 📥 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟐 (𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬): bit.ly/46vBTBy

🌏 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍? 🤝🏼 ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro met with Malaysia’s Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong in Kuala Lumpur to advance shared priorities on regional integration and service-led growth. Their commitment paves the way for impactful joint work that will boost more inclusive growth across the region.

💡 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓? 📖 Read through the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, highlighting key achievements across research, training, and outreach to partners across Asia and the Pacific. 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/year-in-review…

🎬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? ADBI’s regional workshop brought together officials to advance corporate‑level disclosure and reporting frameworks. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: bit.ly/3PbT0lO

⛏️🪨 Despite the growing push to phase out coal, it still supplies about 35% of global electricity. What will it take to further accelerate the shift away from coal? 🔎 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈: adbi.me/4ciT64R

🌏 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐇𝐆 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞? On 25 to 26 February, ADBI hosted a regional workshop led by Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro, bringing together officials from ASEAN environment ministries and financial regulators. The sessions advanced cross-sector coordination supported stronger climate disclosure policies, and deepened regional cooperation through sharing country practices on GHG reporting and verification.

📊 Targeted support can boost low-income microentrepreneurs’ digital finance use and confidence. But how can adoption grow when confidence rises while key barriers remain? 🧐 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: adbi.me/4rEnE5Z

🌐 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? ADBI Fellow Sayuri Shirai explores how it could reshape the region’s economic future in the latest episode of Asia's Developing Future. 🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/3MORULZ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4ucsEAv 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4qWoDNx

📲 Can central bank digital currency (CBDC) become a driving force for economic modernization in Asia rather than simply a payment innovation? 🧐 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: adbi.me/4tICWb6

#HappeningTomorrow ➡️ Join Associate Professor Corbett A. Grainger of the University of Wisconsin–Madison as he shares what “fishing the line” reveals about regulation effectiveness and how smarter marine protected area design can improve fisheries management. 📍 20 February 2026 | 14:30 - 15:30 Tokyo time 👉 Join here: adbi.me/4kqofoR