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Located in Tokyo, Japan, ADBI is the think tank of the Asian Development Bank. Its mission is to identify effective development strategies and improve development management in ADB's developing members countries. ADBI has an extensive network of partners in the Asia and Pacific region and beyond. ADBI's activities are guided by its three strategic priority themes of inclusive and sustainable growth, regional cooperation and integration, and governance for policies and institutions.

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Economic Relations

Asia’s Lesson for Africa on Global Supply Chains

At this week’s 10th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, trade ministers are trying to advance 15 years of Doha Development Agenda talks to reduce trade...

Global Challenges

Income Equality Equals Good Health among G20 Countries

The G20 leader’s summit took place in November in Istanbul, Turkey. The emphasis of Turkey’s G20 presidency this year is on “inclusive and robust global growth.” Turkey recognizes inequality...

Energy

Regional Economic Cooperation Creates the TAPI Pipeline

The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was first conceived in October 1997 by Central Asia Gas Pipeline Limited (CentGas). Almost 18 years later, the pipeline—often dubbed as the “on/off...

International Organizations

Nothing TPP-ish is Happening with the Doha Development Agenda

At the beginning of October, 12 Pacific Rim countries agreed on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. The TPP agreement has been hailed as a landmark trade pact, as it...

Energy

Energy for a Stronger East Asia Summit (EAS) Region

Sustained population and economic growth have almost doubled both primary and final energy demand in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region. This rising energy demand is posing an increasing...

Jobs

Moving an Economy from Low to Middle Income Requires Skills

Education and skills are important policy levers for sustainable socioeconomic growth. With the right economic fundamentals, a highly educated population with the appropriate skills is a powerful tool for...

Asia

Asian Infrastructure Projects come with Sizable Benefits and Risks

One of the striking lessons from Asia’s success over the past few decades is that it makes economic sense to invest in regional infrastructure to link two or more...

Economic Systems

Two Economic Systems Reflected in Housing Policies

To reiterate, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong, China are under different economic systems. The PRC is basically socialism with more planned economy features, while Hong...

Singapore

Improving the Living Standards for Singapore’s Elderly

In 2015, the value of housing assets owned by households in Singapore at the aggregate level was 55% of their net worth. Ninety percent of Singapore households owned their...

Japan

Japan’s Energy Efficiency is Changing its Energy Mix

Japan is almost fully dependent on energy imports. In March 2011, a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit eastern Japan and damaged the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. This disaster...

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President of World Bank Group, Islamic Development Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank respectively.

Al-Madani - Kuroda - Mirow - Moreno - Zoellick

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The World Needs A New Trade Pact: Robert Zoellick et al.

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Following a career as a photographer and video producer, Alice began working in financial services as an IFA in 2007. She began her career as an investment writer and financial journalist in 2009, working for a number of top financial institutions while obtaining extensive expertise writing for a range of industries and audiences. Alice went to St Andrews University to study English and Russian.

Alice Briggs

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Argentina’s Energy Secretary in 2002, and subsequently its World Bank representative. Alieto Guadagni has a doctorate in economics from the University of Chile. In 1991 he undertook the role of undersecretary of Production for Defense in the Ministry of Defense in Argentina, and consequently became secretary of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. In 1993, Guadagni was appointed an official ambassador of Brazil. He has worked as a consultant for international organisations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations, in addition to being a researcher at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.

Alieto Guadagni

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The YPF Takeover Will Not Solve Argentina’s Energy Problems: Alieto Guadagni

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Founding members of Columbia University’s Center on Capitalism and Society. Amar Bhide is a Visiting Professor at Harvard Business School, currently teaching ‘Lessons from Transformational Medical Advances’. Edmund Strother Phelps (born July 26, 1933) is an economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2006.

Amar Bhide and Edmund Phelps

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Fiscal Fallacies – The Root of All Sovereign Debt Crises: Amar Bhidé & Edmund Phelps

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Amy Griffin enjoys writing about social media, other marketing strategies, and finance. Some of her best-known work includes educational content related to finance and economics.

Amy Griffin

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How to Improve Your Credit Without Using a Credit Card

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Chief Economist at NGP Energy Capital Management Dr. Anas F. Alhajji is a Managing Partner of Energy Outlook Advisors and was previously the Chief Economist at NGP Energy Capital Management. He was in charge of the firm’s macro-analysis of the oil, natural gas, and associated markets, as well as the general economy. Dr. Anas F. Alhajji is a leading expert on the energy markets, and has published over 900 papers, articles, and columns.

Anas F. Alhajji

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High Oil Prices: Caught in a Sea of “Vicious Cycles”

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Senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Per Anders Aslund is a Swedish economist and a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Additionally, he is the chairman of the International Advisory Council at the Center for Social and Economic Research. From 2003 Aslund was the director of the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His work mainly focuses on the economic transition from centrally planned to market economies. Anders Aslund has been dubbed by David Frum as ‘one of the world’s leading experts on the collapse of the planned Soviet economy.’

Anders Åslund

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The BRICs Party Is Over

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Andrea Edwards has worked in marketing and communications all over the globe for 20 years, and is now focused on her passion – writing. A gifted communicator, strategist, writer and avid blogger, Andrea is Managing Director of SAJE, a digital communications agency, and The Writers Shop – a regional collaboration between the best business writers in Asia Pacific

Andrea Edwards

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