Fostering Green and Innovative financial across Southeast Asia. Conversation with ADB's Anouj Mehta

The Asian Development lender has been getting innovative in its attempts to boost post-Covid recovery in Asia’s developing countries. The Innovation Hub established by the South East Asia Regional Department has been actively creating new funding instruments and models that will help derisk green financial and crowd in private sector investments. Through the ASEAN Catalytic … Read more

Digital tools to help Asia's governments optimize public money management management (with Fraser Thompson)

Digital tools can streamline public money management and save countries billions – but vetting and implementing these tools can be confusing. As a result, many countries plod along with outdated money management systems. To de-mystify things, the consulting firm AlphaBeta Advisors has partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on a “Digital Innovation in … Read more