🏙️🚊 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥‑𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠? Join the ADBI E‑learning course to learn practical tools and policy approaches for designing infrastructure and cities that enhance quality of life. 👉 Enroll here: bit.ly/3QasolM

🔍 Why do some policies work while others fall short? Join our online 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐨š 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯á𝐭𝐤𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 to learn how experimental economics helps policymakers test ideas before implementation and design more effective, evidence-based interventions. 🗓️ 8 October 2026 | 11:00AM - 12:00 PM (Tokyo time) 📅 Register: fb.me/e/5ePejH1Xo For those that cannot access Facebook, join the event by registering here: adbi.me/4ylYzje

ADBI is seeking a (𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫) 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 who will lead in the conduct of economic research and contribute substantially to the production and dissemination of research outputs and publications. The required specializations are: • microeconomics and development economics, with a preferable focus on empirical and experimental economics, or • macroeconomics and financial economics, with a preferable focus on open-economy stabilization, international trade and capital flows. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟑𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/4rmcXW1

Call for Papers | #AEDC2027 Together with the @ADBInstitute and in collaboration with the @LKYSch in Singapore, we invite submissions of unpublished, original research papers on economic development in Asia and the Pacific. 📅 Submission | 15 January 2027 📑 Conference | 1–2 July 2027 Learn more: link.adb.org/4r8JGhv

🤔 How can businesses accelerate climate action? 🌏 💡♻️ Learn how through 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 — a course for professionals and decision-makers driving sustainability. Gain insights on financing solutions, policy frameworks, and strategies that unlock private investment in low-carbon, climate-resilient growth. 👉 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/47xzvd0

🤔 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜-𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 (𝐏𝐏𝐏𝐬) 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬? 🤝🏼 ADBI joined the Office for Market-Driven Partnerships (OMDP), Korea Development Institute (KDI), the Ministry of Planning and Budget of the Republic of Korea, and the World Bank at the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐏𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐀𝐏𝐍) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in Seoul on 14–15 September. ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro emphasized the strategic use of PPPs to improve service delivery, while discussions highlighted emerging priorities, risk mitigation, lifecycle management, and lessons from diverse country experiences. 📸 2026 APN Conference Secretariat

🤔 How can businesses accelerate climate action? 🌏 💡♻️ Learn how through 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 — a course for professionals and decision-makers driving sustainability. Gain insights on financing solutions, policy frameworks, and strategies that unlock private investment in low-carbon, climate-resilient growth. 👉 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/47xzvd0

It was a pleasure to join Presidents Kohei Itoh (@Keio_univ_PR ), Aiji Tanaka (@waseda_univ), Teruo Fujii (@UTokyo_News_en), and Nagahiro Minato (@KyotoU_News) in an unprecedented public event at the University of Tokyo to discuss the role of higher education and multilateral institutions in an era of global transformation. Whether addressing the AI skills gap, keeping in mind that only 15% of the population in Asia is currently equipped with AI training,  or tackling environmental pressures, these complex challenges cannot be solved in silos. We must forge multi-disciplinary, cross-border partnerships. By working together, we can ensure the next generation's critical thinking, curiosity to truth, and empathy to others translate into meaningful solutions for our region.

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚? Discover how AI-powered transactions could reshape digital finance, payments, and financial inclusion across the region. 🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: adbi.me/4iuBvKe

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬. 📚👉 Download the book here: adbi.me/4yvgtA5

🤔 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐃𝐏𝐈)? This course explores lessons from JICA on building effective data exchange systems to improve governance, support sustainable development, and foster public-private collaboration. 👉🔗 Scan the QR code or click the link to enroll: bit.ly/4bIxs7N

🤝🏼 At the 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐬-𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈-𝐀𝐃𝐁 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro highlighted the critical role of institutional reform, innovation, and public-private collaboration in helping Asia’s middle-income economies achieve long-term growth. Opened by Indonesian Minister of National Development Planning Rachmat Pambudy, the conference brought together leading policymakers and experts to discuss how economies can strengthen productivity, adapt to global challenges, and advance toward high-income status. 📸 Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS)

#CallForPapers 📢 ADBI and the Journal of Development Economics (JDE) invite researchers to submit studies on the drivers of sustained growth in middle-income economies. Selected papers will be presented at a conference and considered for publication in a special issue exploring how developing economies can boost productivity, sustain growth, and advance toward high-income status. 📩 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/4vundwa

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬. 📚👉 Download the book here: adbi.me/4yvgtA5

🤝🫶 ADBI staff joined this year’s #HappySmileFesta as volunteers, supporting a community initiative that promotes inclusion and opportunities for persons with disabilities. Happy Smile Festa is held twice a year, in March and September, at the Kasumigaseki Building.

🚅 Is high-speed rail (HSR) an expensive luxury or a long-term investment in regional prosperity? 🧐 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐒𝐑 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: adbi.me/4ihxx7K

🫱🏽‍🫲🏻 Mediation can save time, reduce costs, and preserve relationships, yet it remains underused. Discover practical ways to promote its wider adoption in ADBI's latest policy brief. 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/4gXDzYN

💡🦾 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞? Developed through a partnership between ADBI and Leiden University, this e-learning course explores the opportunities, challenges, and real-world applications of generative AI, with a focus on developing economies. 🎓 𝐓𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/3QF7nR1

Officials from 11 central banks and financial authorities across Asia gathered in Singapore for an ADBI-SEACEN course on sustainable finance and taxonomies. The program explored how regulators can better align capital with climate goals, strengthen financial inclusion, and build resilience to climate and disaster risks across the region. 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/4xCO0bg

💧 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? ADBI, in partnership with ICHARM, Meiji University, GRIPS, and the University of Tokyo, invites chapter proposals for edited volumes featuring research, policy insights, and practical solutions on water-related challenges and opportunities. 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝟔 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: adbi.me/4cYN3BP #CallForPapers