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#ICYMI 🌐 ADBI, in collaboration with Cambridge University’s Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School, is offering an online course about 𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 🤳🏻 Scan the QR code or click the link for more details: adbi.me/3Zl5JpF

📊 Regional trade agreements in ASEAN have strengthened trade stability amid COVID-19 disruptions, highlighting the importance of collaborative frameworks and effective policy responses for economic resilience. 🔍 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/4eo6u5f

[𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇] ADBI is inviting researchers to submit high-quality, policy-oriented papers for a special issue focused on circular bioeconomy. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: adbi.me/4cvcrN3

💡 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩? This issue was explored as the main theme of the 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐂) 2024 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐤, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚, co-organized by ADBI on 11-12 September. The two-day event was hosted in collaboration with State Finance Polytechnic STAN (PKN STAN), the Indonesian Ministry of Finance (IMOF) and an international scientific forum initiated by a consortium of several universities. Insights and experiences from and beyond Indonesia were shared, with presentations and discussions among researchers, government officials and international policy makers. PSIC 2024 encompasses a series of dynamic and engaging activities including an international seminar, keynote speeches and interactive panel discussions, as well as a dedicated call for papers and parallel sessions for the presentations of key findings and results. The topics discussed include "𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲," "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁," and "𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿."

🚨📍 Japan’s My City Report lets citizens report local issues like road conditions and safety concerns directly to city officials, improving community services. 🌟 See how tech is enhancing civic engagement across Asia and the Pacific in ADBI's free course, "𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠" 👉 Enroll today: adbi.me/3z22hFs

🌿 Valuing and protecting 30% of Earth's ecosystems by 2030 is key to preserving natural capital and driving sustainable economic growth. 📖🎧 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠. Click here: adbi.me/3Xi5KrH

📊 Despite numerous reforms, Pakistan's power sector has seen an increase in installed generation capacity and a shift to expensive fossil fuels. 👉 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑨𝑫𝑩𝑰'𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: adbi.me/3XjnPp7

[𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇] Participants of the PIVE System Solutions Workshop visited the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park to gain hands-on experience in disaster preparedness and resilience strategies.   𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: adbi.me/4eBJoZl

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩? Join Victor Shinde, Head of the Climate Center for Cities at the National Center of Urban Affairs in New Delhi and Yoonjin Kim, Director of Strategy and Development of the World Water Council on the latest episode of Asia's Developing Future. 🎙️𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆: adbi.me/3yTIpo0