ADB annual meetings and annual reports
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Want livable cities in Asia? Integrate transport, urban planning
By Amy Leung on Sunday, 07 May 2017
Transit-oriented development combines spatial planning with urban transport.
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Building resilient cities in Asia
By Vijay Padmanabhan on Saturday, 06 May 2017
Informal settlers, water, and public transport are the three main challenges for Asia’s cities.
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How to bring about the Asian Century
By Juzhong Zhuang on Friday, 05 May 2017
Asia has the potential to realize the Asian Century, but only adopting bold and visionary policies can help make this a reality.
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Data matters to meet the SDGs
By Stephen P. Groff on Friday, 05 May 2017
Vice-President Stephen Groff explains why we should monitor SDG implementation with truly relevant data.
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Why Asia needs to invest in quality infrastructure
By Janine Elora Lazatin, John Paul Flaminiano on Friday, 05 May 2017
Quality infrastructure may cost more in the beginning, but is worth the extra investment.
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What I’ve learned from ADB’s 50-year history
By Peter McCawley on Thursday, 04 May 2017
Some major lessons stand out about the past, and provide pointers for the future.
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Digital trade needs more coordination, leadership
By Alisa DiCaprio on Thursday, 04 May 2017
The progress of digitization in trade is being driven by the objective of cost reduction – not inclusion.
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Asian infrastructure needs to get the finances right
By Bruno Carrasco on Thursday, 04 May 2017
Creating a bankable project is not enough to automatically mobilize financing.
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ADB delivers on sustainability with carbon-neutral Annual Meeting
By Woochong Um on Friday, 16 December 2016
This year’s ADB Annual Meeting was the first to be carbon-neutral – with help from a wind farm in western India.
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The best and worst of times for civil society engagement
By Suzanne Nazal on Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Cooperation with civil society remains a strategic priority for ADB because CSOs share our vision of an Asia and the Pacific free of poverty.
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Pursuing prosperity together in Yokohama 2017
By Omana Nair on Thursday, 05 May 2016
The same spirit of cooperation we saw this week in Frankfurt will continue next year at ADB’s 50th Annual Meeting in Yokohama, Japan.
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5 ways interventions can support environmentally sustainable growth
By Andrew Brubaker on Wednesday, 04 May 2016
Recent evaluation shows these elements are crucial to supporting economic growth and eradicating poverty without further harming the environment.
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Mayors matter for Asia's future livable cities
By Andrew McIntyre on Tuesday, 03 May 2016
Asian mayors will discuss in Frankfurt the competing challenges and opportunities their cities face to becoming inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
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Rethink the labels – are millenials the SDGen?
By Mei Kok on Monday, 02 May 2016
We need to start taking more youth perspectives into account for social and economic development to stay relevant.
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Is globalization at risk? Regional solutions to global problems
By Arjun Goswami on Monday, 02 May 2016
Regional solutions within Asia, reinforced by boosting inter-regional trade and investment with Europe as an engine of global growth, can help counter the threats to globalization.
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Structural reforms to sustain Asia's growth
By Juzhong Zhuang, Ganeshan Wignaraja on Monday, 02 May 2016
The right policies could raise developing Asia’s potential growth by nearly 1 percentage point annually over the next ten years.
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The future of financial markets – a changing view of Asia
By Christopher Thieme on Monday, 02 May 2016
Discussions this week in Frankfurt won’t solve the problems of Asia’s financing gaps, but they can go a long way toward making sure that available funds are used more productively, inclusively, and sustainably.
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The bottom line and the bottom of the pyramid
By Christine Engstrom on Sunday, 01 May 2016
With over 2 billion consumers spread across developing Asia, the opportunities are limitless for financial institutions to develop innovative solutions that can serve this underserved market.
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MSMEs in the driver’s seat for sustainable development
By Christine Engstrom on Sunday, 01 May 2016
It’s not just about businesses directly involved in sustainability, but how existing MSMEs can adapt their businesses to support sustainable solutions in Asia.
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Sustainability and spring at the ADB Annual Meeting
By Satinder Bindra on Sunday, 01 May 2016
The fruits of Asia's economic growth need to be shared equally, and must be sustained over the longer term. We simply cannot afford to be complacent.
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