As US–Iran tensions continue, the region faces a widening gap between the scale of the energy shock and the response. The numbers show why. 👉 𝐓𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: adbi.me/4on6sRr

🎙️ #ICYMI Jodie Kuntzsch, founding CEO of Moananui and managing director of Aleotion, and Michael Huang, senior research fellow at the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, joined ADBI’s 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 podcast to discuss the potential of the blue economy in Asia and the Pacific. 🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/4tYMlu6 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4tV5rRF 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4wXi5Ta

🛡️📈 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬? 🤝🏼 ADBI and OECD convened over 100 insurance regulators and pension experts in Colombo, in partnership with Sri Lanka’s Insurance Regulatory Commission, for their annual roundtable. Discussions focused on leveraging capital markets and data, while addressing climate risk, longevity, and declining public trust. Participants highlighted the need for macroeconomic stability, stronger institutions, and continuous professional development to build resilient and sustainable systems. 📸 Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka

🌊 On 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲, ADBI released a new blog highlighting how shifting to a circular economy can reduce reliance on imported fossil fuel inputs and fragile global plastics supply chains. 🧐 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/4us4q48

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩? On 1 June at the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro led a panel with experts from OECD, Poland’s central bank, UNCTAD, and a European think tank. Insights pointed to growth through global value chains, services, and green innovation, with strong institutions and rule-based integration key to moving from middle- to high-income status.

How did longer COVID-19 school closures affect students’ learning experiences and outcomes, including online engagement, interaction, and high school graduation exam scores? 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/4uPu2J9

🌏 💪🏼 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲? 🤝🏼 At the 3rd ASEAN 3 Finance Think Tank Network Seminar in Tokyo, experts including ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro and former ADB President Takehiko Nakao highlighted macroeconomic tools to sustain growth, with a focus on digital finance, tech integration, and stronger safety nets.

👋 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐&𝐀 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲. Professor Branstetter will present recent research on AI innovation and productivity using large-scale patent and firm-level data. He will examine how AI inventions and top AI talent are reshaping productivity and employment, and highlight the growing role of Japanese firms and Asia in the evolving AI landscape. 👉🔗 Don't miss this and see the full details here: adbi.me/4wST3o4

🛐 Faith-based giving can shape a new way of investing. Values like stewardship, responsibility to future generations, and social justice support climate goals. They help direct capital to solutions that are both value-driven and results-focused. 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: hadbi.me/4vkwlnq

🤔 How is AI reshaping economies, industries, and productivity? 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐&𝐀 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲. Professor Branstetter will present his recent research on AI innovation, and productivity using large-scale patent and firm-level data, and discuss how AI invention and elite AI talent are transforming productivity and employment. The session will also explore the growing role of Japanese firms and Asia’s place in the evolving AI innovation landscape. Full details here: adbi.me/4wST3o4

📢 The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) are inviting researchers from academia and research think tanks and institutes, policymakers, and other experts from international and regional organizations to submit original, unpublished policy papers on megatrends shaping migration in Asia and the Pacific. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/4vbMKKu

🌏 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲? 🤝🏻 Experts at an ADBI, AMRO, and ERIA roundtable in Tokyo highlighted risks from geopolitics, tariffs, and deglobalization, and called for coordinated policies and stronger regional cooperation.

#NewPodcastAlert 🎙️ Join Jodie Kuntzsch, foundational CEO of Moananui, and managing director of Aleotion, and Michael Huang, senior research fellow at the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, discuss the opportunities for the blue economy in Asia and the Pacific. 🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: adbi.me/4tYMlu6 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: adbi.me/4tV5rRF 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝: adbi.me/4wXi5Ta

🤔 How do cross-border threats from disasters to cyberattacks heighten risks for vulnerable nations like Bhutan? 💡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: adbi.me/4nOQ1Nm

🧐 Wondering where you can find answers to Asia and the Pacific's most pressing challenges? ➡️ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈'𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲: adbi.org/insights

🌱 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬? Explore ADB’s legal toolkit for carbon: adbi.me/3Ph9QAr And all the resources from the ADBI-ADB project to scale up climate finance for sustainable development and prosperity: adbi.me/4nLO44u 📢 Workshops and a further e-learning course will be developed later this year.

ADBI Dean and CEO Bambang Brodjonegoro recently spoke with CNA’s Jill Neubronner at the Philanthropy Asia Summit in Singapore. 🎬 Watch the interview: channelnewsasia.com/watch/as…

📈 How has rising inflation challenged standard monetary policy approaches since 2021? 🧐📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐃𝐁𝐈 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: adbi.me/4uQmZPK

🎥 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. 👉 Visit ADBI.org for the latest research to help shape a more inclusive, human-centered future of work.

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