In recent years, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has depended on exports for strong economic growth but, as exports decline and the economy slows down, the country will need to encourage domestic demand and investment, ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino said in a recent interview with NHK World News. Watch the video.

How can international trade help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and what policies are needed to mitigate risks? Experts answered these questions at a recent workshop Trade and the Sustainable Development Goals: Achieving Win–Wins, organized by ADBI and hosted by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read more.

Infrastructure can be financed by long-term domestic savings, including postal savings, bank deposits, and pension and life insurance funds. Such investments require patience, good asset management, and financial education, stressed ADBI Dean Yoshino at a roundtable on 22–23 March at ADBI. Read more.

Financing for development in Asia and the Pacific
Asia lacks long-term investment opportunities for life insurance and pension funds. Money is most often invested in banking, with bank loans usually lasting only 2–5 years. However, life insurance and pension funds are invested for 20–40 years. The capital market in Asia is underdeveloped due to the dominance of banks, said ADBI Dean Yoshino at the First High-Level Follow-up Dialogue on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific on 30–31 March in Incheon, Republic of Korea. Read more.

Among Top 10 Downloads: Impact of the People's Republic of China's Growth Slowdown on Emerging Asia: A General Equilibrium Analysis

A working paper by ADBI's Peter Morgan was among the most downloaded works in the area of economic growth on the Social Science Research Network. Read more and download.

Promoting Better Lifetime Planning through Financial Education

Effective pension management, financial education curricula in schools, internationally comparable data on financial literacy, and the evaluation of financial education programs are highlighted in this book. Read more and download.

Monetary Policy Influences Oil Pricing

While past oil price fluctuations can be explained by pure supply factors, a new ADBI co-publication argues that monetary policy is significant in setting global oil prices, and presents a framework for modeling oil prices while incorporating monetary policy. Read more.

Major Challenges Facing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Asia and Solutions for Mitigating Them

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Asian economy. They make up more than 98% of all Asian businesses that provide two out of three private sector jobs in the region. This paper examines SME growth in Asia. Read more and download.

Housing Markets and Housing Policies in India

India desperately needs to include housing as a constitutional right and resolve issues of unclear land titles and ensuing claims, as argued in this paper. Read more and download.

The Fiscal Risk of Local Government Revenue in the People's Republic of China

Since the Tax Sharing Reform in 1994, local government revenue in the PRC has faced downward risk problems. This paper reviews the fiscal and taxation reforms in the central and local governments of the PRC and focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of fiscal transfers. Read more and download.

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ADB Annual Meeting schedule of events

• Africa Think Tank Summit
  2-4 May; Marrakesh, Morocco
• Comparing the Impact of Japanese Economic Partnership Agreements
  16 May; ADBI, Tokyo, Japan
• Regional Think Tank Summit (Central Asia)
  25 May; Astana, Kazakhstan

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• Overweight and obesity in Asia and the Pacific: determinants, consequences, and policies for better health
• Sources of income inequality in Asia
• Urbanization and infrastructure in Asia
• Asia and the Pacific economies

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