Upcoming Events

Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure (PPPI) Days 2008 and Capacity Building Events (Washington, DC)
This program will focus on current issues and trends for the global PPPI market. The workshop is designed to serve as an introduction to key concepts in PPPs, improve understanding of basic elements of an enabling legislative and fiscal framework for PPP, and review best practices. The showcase is an opportunity for participants from the public sector to learn about various sources of knowledge and services pertaining to PPPI.

China, Japan, and the United States Deeper Integration (Honolulu, Hawaii)
This technical workshop will discuss the role of integration with Japan and the US in Chinese development, and assess such development’s impact on the economies of Japan and the US.

LAEBA FTA Impacts Studies (Tokyo)
The spread of FTAs across Asian and Latin American economies has triggered concerns about harmful noodle bowl effects which may raise trade-related business costs, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises. This conference will present firm-level evidence on market access issues based on new survey data separately collected by ADB and the Inter-American Development Bank.