Conference on Key Development Issues in Asia

Background

This conference will address some of the key emerging development issues in Asia. More specifically, it will discuss key issues and challenges facing infrastructure development in Asia and infrastructure's role in lowering Asia's trade costs, lessons from Europe in constructing an Asian currency unit, emerging Asian economies' recent experience in managing capital flows and the role of organic agriculture as one of the most promising market-based solutions to mitigate climate change and to contribute to the income and non-income targets of the Millennium Development Goals. It will also discuss the role of ADBI's capacity building and training programs in promoting the adoption and implementation of best practices in development management.