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International assistance should complement national efforts to ensure digital transformation in least developed countries like Nepal and contribute to…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Sarker, Tapan|Tandukar, Shristi|Dey, Sima Rani

Nepal

08 Mar 2021

This brief presents evidence on the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Sri Lanka.…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Hayashi, Ryotaro|Garcia, Marito|Jayasundara, Halgamage Don Sudarshana Anojan|Balasuriya, Amila|Hirokawa, Tatsuya

Sri Lanka

08 Mar 2021

This brief assesses the impact of a project in the Philippines that utilized the graduation approach to reduce poverty and build resilience among…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Schelzig, Karin|Jilani, Amir

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) was observed in the…

Asia and the Pacific

07 Mar 2021

Older people of lower economic status, especially those in the informal sector, may suffer from inadequate government support, causing them to remain…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Paweenawat, Sasiwimon Warunsiri|Liao, Lusi

Thailand

06 Mar 2021

Georgian Economic Climate is a product of PMC Research Center. In this bulletin, we discuss Georgia’s economic climate as assessed by Georgian…

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Policy and Management Consulting Group

Group, Policy and Management Consulting

Asia and the Pacific

05 Mar 2021

The appointment of the first female and first African director-general of the WTO has drawn attention to the DG’s role, while raising hopes for reform…

Asia and the Pacific

05 Mar 2021

The Credit Guarantee Schemes (CGSs) are integral to credit supplementation systems in most countries. CGS is widely regarded as one of the most market-…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kim, Sung Su|Lee, Hyungchan|Kessler, Thomas W.|Khan, Mohammad Shadan

Asia and the Pacific

05 Mar 2021

This brief presents evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on TVET in Sri Lanka using two primary datasets. First, this brief uses TVET graduate tracer…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Hayashi, Ryotaro|Jayasundara, Halgamage Don Sudarshana Anojan|Garcia, Marito|Balasuriya, Amila|Hirokawa, Tatsuya

Asia and the Pacific

05 Mar 2021

Greater climate vulnerability appears to have a sizable positive effect on sovereign bond yields, while greater resilience to climate change has an…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Beirne, John|Renzhi, Nuobu|Volz, Ulrich

This report presents the results of a feasibility study on generating high-quality poverty statistics in the Philippines using satellite imagery,…

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic heavily disrupted the world, causing both a global health emergency and a global economic crisis. While almost every…

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Policy and Management Consulting Group

Group, Policy and Management Consulting

Asia and the Pacific

04 Mar 2021