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ADB Engages in Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Forests and Protected Areas Law and Science
On 27-29 April 2023 in Kathmandu, ADB convened the first-of-its-kind Regional Symposium on Forest and Protected Areas Legislation and Jurisprudence: Bridging Law and Science which brought together judges, lawyers, policy makers, legislators, enforcement agencies, civil society, scientists and forestry experts to discuss forest protection and sustainable forest management based on a whole-of-the-planet approach and underpinned by science and technology.
ADB Highlighted Vital Role of Blended Finance in Mobilizing Climate Capital at Sustainable Finance Summit
General Counsel Thomas Clark, on 6 April, addressed the IIF’s Transitional Finance Workshop and Sustainable Finance Summit in Tokyo. GC Clark stressed the need to deploy public sector funds to leverage the significant amounts of private capital required to achieve net zero in Asia and the Pacific.
ADB General Counsel Clark Meets with the Hon. Chief Justice of India, Discusses ADB’s Law and Policy Reform Program
On 2 March 2023, the Hon. Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, recently appointed as India’s 50th Chief Justice, met with General Counsel Thomas Clark during his visit to New Delhi.
ADB Wins Outstanding Industry Collaboration Award from the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia
ADB won the Outstanding Industry Collaboration Award given by the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) in Kuala Lumpur. The award recognizes ADB's efforts to provide financial services to all segments of the population and strengthen the capacity of Philippine regulation and private sector participants.
The Asian Development Bank Supports the Operationalization of Cambodia's First Commercial Court
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Jyotsana Varma and Minister of Justice, His Excellency Koeut Rith, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking an important step towards in operationalizing Cambodia's first commercial court, a top priority of the Ministry of Justice.
ADB Partners with Mongolia to Strengthen Legal Framework for E-commerce
ADB partnered with the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications (MDDC) of Mongolia to strengthen the nation’s legal framework for e-commerce. To achieve this, ADB delivered an expert report that reviewed the legal framework for e-commerce in Mongolia and provided recommendations for enhancement and international harmonization.
Asian Development Bank and Partners Host Conference to Strengthen Insolvency Systems in Asia-Pacific
The Asian Development Bank partnered with INSOL International, Singapore Management University, The University of Cambridge's Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law, and The University of Chicago's Center on Law and Finance to host a hybrid conference: Strengthening Insolvency Systems in Asia and the Pacific in Manila, Philippines on 15-16 December 2022 to analyze how countries in the region can strengthen insolvency and restructuring frameworks.
ADB Convened Cambodia’s First Commercial Courts Symposium
ADB and the Ministry of Justice held Cambodia’s first-ever Commercial Courts Symposium on operationalizing effective and efficient commercial courts. The Symposium convened over 120 senior government officials, judges, business leaders and international experts to exchange knowledge about experiences and lessons learned in developing commercial courts around the world.
ADB Presents at Oslo International Environmental Law Conference
ADB General Counsel Thomas Clark, ADB Law and Policy Program team, and leading Asian judges and academics were invited to the Oslo International Environmental Law Conference to showcase significant innovations in jurisprudence and environmental law education in the Asia-Pacific region.
ADB, Kyrgyz Republic, CAREC Institute Developed Online Training on E-Commerce
ADB Office of the General Counsel, through its Law and Policy Reform Program, and the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic, in collaboration with Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute, have developed and completed an online training course on e-commerce designed with a view to inform and provide tools to government officials, entrepreneurs, and businesses to enable them to connect to