The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) will hold its fourth Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) on 27 October 2020 via web-based conferencing to finalize key items and firm up arrangements for the 24th GMS Ministerial Conference (MC-24). The MC-24 is scheduled for 4 November 2020.
The Government of Thailand will chair the 11th Economic Corridors Forum (ECF-11) on 28 October 2020 with the theme “Boosting Competitiveness, Connectivity, and Community in the GMS Economic Corridors through Focused and Integrated Spatial Development.” The meeting, to be held via web-based conferencing, will emphasize initiatives and interventions aimed at accelerating the development of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) economic corridors.
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Program will convene a Development Partners’ Meeting on 20 October 2020 via web-based conferencing, in accordance with the 24th GMS Ministerial Conference (MC-24). The MC-24 will be held on 4 November 2020 to prepare for the 7th GMS Summit of Leaders set to be held in March 2021 in Cambodia.
The first Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) will be held online on 21 October 2020. SEADS aims to help crystallize thinking on critical development issues, and to support countries in Southeast Asia in successfully making the transition to becoming high-income, knowledge-based, and sustainable economies. This annual event will serve as a platform for countries to share insights, innovations, and experience on areas of practical policy relevance.
This publication examines innovative finance mechanisms for government recovery strategies that can incentivize green infrastructure investment in developing Asia and support the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $30 million loan to boost Myanmar’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, especially in areas with a high minority population but inadequate access to health care and other essential services.
ADB’s Multi-Donor Project Readiness Improvement Trust Fund (PRI Fund) has been supporting Southeast Asia to build a pipeline of climate resilient design- and procurement-ready infrastructure projects. Watch the video showing how the PRI Fund helps such investments become shovel ready, innovative and catalytic, featuring Lao PDR’s Sustainable Rural Infrastructure and Watershed Management Sector Project.
This brochure provides an overview of how ADB is assisting its developing member countries in Southeast Asia to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has put a heavy burden on the healthcare systems of developing countries in the Asia and Pacific region.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has put a heavy burden on the healthcare systems of developing countries in the Asia and Pacific region.
