Finance


This Fintech Social Enterprise Leans on Low-Tech and High-Tech Solutions to Help MSMEs Get Better Access to Credit
Aeloi Technologies, the winner of ADB’s smart cities datathon, wants to help bridge the $8.1-trillion credit gap facing MSMEs worldwide.

Tags: Finance, SMEs, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals

Managing Debt Sustainability Risks
This report examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened debt vulnerability in the region and how ADB can help countries keep their debts sustainable despite the need to support COVID-19-related spending priorities.

Tags: Finance, COVID-19

Inside the ADB’s Efforts to De-Risk Green Finance
Tech for Impact's Teymoor Nabili interviews Anouj Mehta, unit head of ADB's Innovative & Green Finance Hub, on innovative schemes to finance green projects.

Tags: Finance, Environment, Economy

ADB Proposes SDG Accelerator Bonds for Green Infrastructure Projects in Southeast Asia
The report will serve as a guide to using SDG bonds as a mechanism to attract global private financing.

Tags: Finance, Environment

Accelerating Sustainable Development after COVID-19: The Role of SDG Bonds
This publication gives an overview of SDG bonds as a mechanism to help mobilize the financing required to achieve the SDGs in developing Asia.

Tags: Finance, Sustainable Development Goals, Health, COVID-19, Environment, Social development and poverty, GFH Publications

ADB Ventures Partners with Plug and Play to Unlock Sustainable Growth for the ASEAN Region
ADB’s venture capital arm aims to identify, validate, and invest in high-potential cleantech, sustainable agriculture, and inclusive fintech and healthtech solutions.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Trade and industry, Agriculture and food security, Finance, Private sector development, Health, Sustainable Development Goals

Southeast Asia Prepares Shift to Digital Payments
Countries are upgrading payment systems and updating regulatory frameworks to promote financial innovation and improve security.

Tags: ASEAN, Finance, Regional cooperation and integration

Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia
This brief prescribes a green recovery path for Southeast Asia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: Economy, Environment, Finance, Sustainable Development Goals, COVID-19, ASEAN, GFH Publications

Philippine Banks Have 3 Years to Adopt Sustainable Finance Initiatives
The transition will give banks time to identify specific actions in integrating sustainable finance principles.

Tags: Philippines, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Energy, Social development and poverty

ADB Support to Asia Pacific Hits Record $31.6B in 2020
Southeast Asia support amounted to $7.04 billion, 61.9% higher than 2019 commitments.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Finance, Governance and public sector management

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