Asian Development Bank

1. ADB Insight: Global Value Chains (trailer)

   ADB Economist Elisabetta Gentile discusses ADB’s Global Value Chain Development Report 2021 and how protecting global value chains from disruptions will secure the benefits of inclusive growth for the region.

2. 2021 ADBI Annual Conference Keynote Speech: Jim Skea, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

   Remarks on mitigation needs in light of the latest climate science, delivered by Jim Skea, Co-Chair, Working Group III - Mitigation of Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

3. 2021 ADBI Annual Conference Keynote Speech: Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank

   Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa helped open the 2021 ADBI Annual Conference by discussing onward climate challenges and priorities in Asia and the Pacific.

4. Launch of the Global Value Chain Development Report 2021: Beyond Production

   The Global Value Chain Development Report 2021, the third of a biennial series, explores the radical shift Beyond Production as global value chains increasingly move beyond traditional manufacturing processes to services and other intangible assets.

5. Pandemic Lessons for Asian Monetary Policy: Views from Central Bank Governors and Officials

   Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin E. Diokno, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Nivard Cabraal, and other officials joined an ADBI-cohosted conference.

6. ADB and Philippine Government Partnership for Pandemic Healing

   In March 2021, ADB approved a $400 million loan to help finance the Philippine government’s purchases of COVID-19 vaccines. The loan was the first to be approved and disbursed under ADB’s $9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility.

7. Food Inflation and Food and Nutrition Security Situation in Developing Asia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

   The pandemic, inducing higher food prices and reduced incomes, makes the goal of eradicating hunger even more challenging.

8. Cleaning Up Xin’an River to Unleash a New Era of Growth in the People's Republic of China

   Pollution threatens the Xin’an River, a river system within the People’s Republic of China's Yangtze River Economic Belt that provides water supply to millions of households.

9. Strengthening Armenian Schools Against Earthquakes

   ADB is helping Armenia reconstruct 46 schools according to seismic safety standards. Around 58,700 students and staff will benefit from the upgraded schools which can also serve as temporary shelters during emergencies.

10. People's Republic of China: Three Cities of Guangxi Realizing Their Potential in Regional Networks

    An ADB project improved living conditions in three cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, to help unlock their potential as strategic regional transport corridors.