Asian Development Bank Institute

08/05/2026

🎥 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭? Either way, AI is already reshaping how we work.

With the right policies, AI can strengthen human potential rather than replace it.
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07/05/2026

Need more time to submit your entry? You have one more day!

📣 ADBI invites journalists across Asia and the Pacific to submit articles for the 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

📝 Submissions should explore the role of AI in quality job creation, energy, disaster prevention, and people’s well-being in ADB developing member countries.

Award winners will receive USD 2,000.
👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟏𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: bit.ly/4c6KSLm

06/05/2026

🤔🤖 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡?

ADBI’s Sagiri Kitao joins Rohini Somanathan of the Delhi School of Economics to discuss what it takes to unlock South Asia’s demographic dividend.

🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧:
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/4eCQ2S4
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4mMNW4i
𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4vKOnQF

05/05/2026

📈🚅 High-speed rail is not just about faster travel. It can also create spillover tax revenues that help fund maintenance and unlock private investment.

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/4n32gWd

04/05/2026

How can regional cooperation and integration evolve in Asia and the Pacific to strengthen developing economies? 🤝💪
ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro opened ADBI's event at the ADB Annual Meeting in Samarkand on 3 May with panelists from Asia and Europe: Romana Vlahutin, Special Envoy for the Strategic Connectivity and 3 Seas Initiative; Edvardas Bumsteinas, Head of Asia and Pacific Division – Public Sector Operations, European Investment Bank; Leah Gutierrez, Director General, Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank; Arief Ramayandi, Senior Research Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute. https://loom.ly/2Bqxrro

01/05/2026

🏝️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲?

🧐 Explore how blue impact finance, blended finance, and innovative tools can close the ocean finance gap and build resilient futures for Pacific Island Countries.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: adbi.me/3QJk3Wz

29/04/2026

💵 Many currencies shape global finance, but strong inertia suggests the US dollar will remain dominant.

👉🏻 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/48XdJAY

29/04/2026

🤔 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡?

In this new podcast episode, Rohini Somanathan of the Delhi School of Economics and Sagiri Kitao of ADBI discuss what it takes to unlock South Asia’s demographic dividend.

🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧:
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/4eCQ2S4
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4mMNW4i
𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4vKOnQF

28/04/2026

🤝🏻 ADBI co-hosted the event 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 with the Institute for Economic Development and the Southeast Asia Voting Group at the 2026 WBG–IMF Spring Meetings, bringing together ministers, think tank leaders, economists, and academics to discuss how middle-income countries can move to the next stage of development.

Read more: ➡️ https://loom.ly/67hyWYs

H.E. Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, Minister of Finance of Indonesia, and H.E.

28/04/2026

📣 ADBI invites journalists across Asia and the Pacific to submit articles for the 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

📝 Submissions should explore the role of AI in quality job creation, energy, disaster prevention, and people’s well-being in ADB developing member countries.

Award winners will receive USD 2,000.
👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟏𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: bit.ly/4c6KSLm