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🎥 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭? Either way, AI is already reshaping how we work. With the right policies, AI can strengthen human potential rather than replace it. 👉 Visit ADBI.org for the latest research to help shape a more inclusive, human-centered future of work.

Need more time to submit your entry? You have one more day! 📣 ADBI invites journalists across Asia and the Pacific to submit articles for the 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 📝 Submissions should explore the role of AI in quality job creation, energy, disaster prevention, and people’s well-being in ADB developing member countries. Award winners will receive USD 2,000. 👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟏𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: bit.ly/4c6KSLm

🤔🤖 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? #ICYMI ADBI’s Sagiri Kitao joins Rohini Somanathan of the Delhi School of Economics to discuss what it takes to unlock South Asia’s demographic dividend. 🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/4eCQ2S4 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4mMNW4i 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4vKOnQF

📈🚅 High-speed rail is not just about faster travel. It can also create spillover tax revenues that help fund maintenance and unlock private investment. 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/4n32gWd

🏝️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲? 🧐 Explore how blue impact finance, blended finance, and innovative tools can close the ocean finance gap and build resilient futures for Pacific Island Countries. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: adbi.me/3QJk3Wz

🤔 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬? 🗣 In April 2026, ADBI and ADB convened the Second Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy Dialogue, a three-day event focused on institutionalizing mediation. 🎬 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

💵 Many currencies shape global finance, but strong inertia suggests the US dollar will remain dominant. 👉🏻 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/48XdJAY

🤔 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? In this new podcast episode, Rohini Somanathan of the Delhi School of Economics and Sagiri Kitao of ADBI discuss what it takes to unlock South Asia’s demographic dividend. 🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/4eCQ2S4 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4mMNW4i 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4vKOnQF

🤝🏻 ADBI co-hosted the event 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 with the Institute for Economic Development and the Southeast Asia Voting Group at the 2026 WBG–IMF Spring Meetings, bringing together ministers, think tank leaders, economists, and academics to discuss how middle-income countries can move to the next stage of development. Read more: ➡️ loom.ly/67hyWYs

#ICYMI 📣 ADBI invites journalists across Asia and the Pacific to submit articles for the 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 📝 Submissions should explore the role of AI in quality job creation, energy, disaster prevention, and people’s well-being in ADB developing member countries. Award winners will receive USD 2,000. 👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟏𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: bit.ly/4c6KSLm

▶️ Why is bank regulation in South Asia more important than ever? 📚 ADBI Research Economist Rachita Gulati introduces a new book on regulation and supervision amid rising regional shocks. 🔗 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/4u6Rr8a

With informal employment dominating South and Southeast Asia, how can welfare programs expand protection and encourage formal work? 🔎 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭: adbi.me/4ubBjSW

Join us later today for 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡 𝐃𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐚𝐬, Director of Research at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as he presents insights from the Brave Old World: Transition Report 2025–26. ⏰ 24 April 2026 | 14:30 - 15:30 Tokyo time 👇 Join us on 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: fb.me/e/9rhhVEjhH 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦: bit.ly/3QaNXmn

🌏 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? Rohini Somanathan of the Delhi School of Economics and Sagiri Kitao of ADBI discuss lessons from Japan and what it takes to unlock South Asia’s demographic dividend. 🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/4eCQ2S4 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4mMNW4i 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4vKOnQF

Join us later today for a special 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧‑𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝, President of the Global Development Network. 💡 This session explores how remote sensing can track economic activity, support subnational analysis, and strengthen inclusive development, while highlighting the need for local capacity building and open data access. 👉🔗 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟎 - 𝟏𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: fb.me/e/6QOqeX90h 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦: adbi.me/4vUyTd0

🤔🌧️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? 🔍 Find out more on ADBI's latest working paper: adbi.me/3OC3bAm

🤝 On 16 April in Washington, D.C., ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro joined Mari Pangestu, Homi Kharas, and leaders from global policy think tanks at a convening held on the sidelines of the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings. 📊 The discussions highlighted the importance of open trade, stronger domestic capability‑building for SMEs, and closer alignment between skills development and evolving labor market needs.

🌇 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Led by ADBI Dean and CEO Bambang Brodjonegoro, ADBI hosted a webinar with more than 570 participants worldwide to share lessons on governance, data-driven planning, TOD, and community participation. ▶️ 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: youtu.be/Dun8zsnrjbc

🤔 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡? Join ADBI for a special 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧‑𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝, President of the Global Development Network. 💡 This session explores how remote sensing can track economic activity, support subnational analysis, and strengthen inclusive development, while highlighting the need for local capacity building and open data access. 👉🔗 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟎 - 𝟏𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: fb.me/e/6QOqeX90h 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦: adbi.me/4vUyTd0

🧐 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲? 💡 At an ADBI side event during the IMF World Bank Group Spring Meetings 2026, Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro emphasized the role of institutions, inclusion, and resilience, alongside insights from Southeast Asia’s reform journeys. Read more here: adbi.me/3Qfdg6K