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ADB Empowers Uzbekistan’s Digital Future Through E-Commerce Training
On 7–8 October 2025, ADB’s Law and Policy Reform (LPR) Program, in partnership with Uzbekistan’s Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship (GSBE), hosted a two-day training seminar titled Empowering Uzbekistan’s Digital Future: E-Commerce Trends, Legal Frameworks, and Global Opportunities.
On 8 October 2025 in Tokyo, ADB General Counsel Thomas Clark spoke at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop on Secured Finance to Facilitate Sustainable Economic Growth and Improve Food Security, organized by the Economic Committee.
On 25 September 2025 in Tokyo, ADB, ADB Institute, and the UN Environmental Programme held consultations on a legal blueprint for modernizing national forest laws being developed under the Model Forest Act Initiative, supported by the ADB Law and Policy Reform Program and other partners.
ADB’s Law and Policy Reform (LPR) Program collaborated with the Digital Sector office (DIG) to support Cambodia’s 2nd Digital Trade Forum and Online Expo held on 12–13 September 2025 in Phnom Penh. Titled Advancing Cambodia’s Future through Digital Trade, the forum convened policymakers, private sector leaders, digital innovators, and youth representatives to explore opportunities and challenges in the digital sector.
On 9–12 September 2025 in Tokyo, ADB Institute and ADB’s Law and Policy Reform Program conducted a skills-based training focused on international mediation and the Singapore Convention for government officials across Asia and the Pacific, as well as representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat, as part of the ADBI–ADB Alternative Dispute Resolution Education Program.