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Country Operations Business Plan
December 2020
Thailand 2021–2023 This document is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB's Access to Information Policy.
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 10 November 2020)
Currency unit – baht (B)
B1.00 = $0.033 $1.00 = B30.470
ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank COBP – country operations business plan COVID-19 – coronavirus disease CPS – country partnership strategy OCR − ordinary capital resources TA – technical assistance
NOTE
In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars. Vice-President Ahmed M. Saeed, Operations 2 Director General Ramesh Subramaniam, Southeast Asia Department (SERD) Country Director Hideaki Iwasaki, Thailand Resident Mission (TRM), SERD
Team leader Oranuch Jetwattana, Senior Project Officer, TRM, SERD Team members Srinivasan Ancha, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Environment,
Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, SERD Rhodora Concepcion, Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, TRM,
SERD Poramintr Kingphakorn, Associate Project Analyst, TRM, SERD Roykaew Nitithanprapas, Senior External Relations Officer, TRM,
SERD Krittayamon Paocharoen, Senior Investment Officer, Private Sector
Operations Department (PSOD) James Roop, Principal Country Specialist, TRM, SERD Pradeep Tharakan, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Energy
Division, SERD Pornvarin Vichitvejpaisal, Operations Assistant, TRM, SERD Daniel Wiedmer, Principal Investment Specialist, PSOD
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
CONTENTS
Page
I. CONSISTENCY OF BUSINESS PLAN WITH COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY 1
II. INDICATIVE RESOURCE PARAMETERS 1
III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO LENDING AND NONLENDING PROGRAMS 2
APPENDIXES 1. Country Assistance Results Areas 3 2. List of Linked Documents 4 3. Indicative Assistance Pipeline 5 4. Assistance Program for the Current Year 7 5. Indicative Knowledge Publications and Events 9
I. CONSISTENCY OF BUSINESS PLAN WITH COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY
1. The country operations business plan (COBP) 2021–2023 for Thailand of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consistent with its country partnership strategy (CPS), 2013–2016, which still remains valid.1 The CPS is aligned with the Government of Thailand’s policies and action plans2 and ADB’s Strategy 2030.3 ADB is preparing its new CPS, 2021–2025, under which the proposed COBP acts as a bridge between the current CPS, 2013–2016 and the forthcoming CPS, 2021–2025, planned to obtain an approval by Q1 2021. 2. ADB stands ready to extend the necessary support and collaboration to Thailand in responding to economic slowdown and impacts because of the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In June 2020, ADB approved a $1.5 billion loan to Thailand under the Countercyclical Support Facility COVID-19 Pandemic Response Option (CPRO) for the COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program. The loan is an ADB assistance to Thailand in mitigating the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will finance the government's income loss compensation program for the poor and vulnerable farmers, and also will improve the public health system after COVID-19. 3. By facilitating lessons from Thailand’s advanced capacity to be shared with other countries, ADB also continues to support Thailand’s role as a regional development partner.4 ADB’s private sector operations, including commercial transactions, continue to be an integral part of ADB’s engagement with Thailand on energy and transport sectors, although they are not reflected in the pipelines of this COBP.
II. INDICATIVE RESOURCE PARAMETERS
4. Thailand, a group C developing member country, is eligible for regular ordinary capital resources (OCR) lending. The indicative resources available for commitment during 2021–2023 for sovereign operations amount to $150 million. However, the final allocation will depend on the availability of resources and project readiness. Cofinancing and funding from other sources will be explored to augment the annual indicative resources available for commitment. 5. ADB’s operations in Thailand require a flexible approach to resource planning and project design. A total of $1.575 billion is programmed from regular OCR for Thailand’s indicative
1 ADB. 2013. Country Partnership Strategy: Thailand, 2013-2016. Manila had three strategic pillars: (i) knowledge
advancement and innovation, (ii) support for private sector development; and (iii) facilitation of regional cooperation and integration, which were to be operationalized through four program areas: infrastructure development, finance sector development, environmentally sustainable development, and regional cooperation and integration initiatives. Human resource development, good governance, and gender equity were to be mainstreamed into ADB operations and activities.
2 The government’s policies and action plan are included in (i) Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017–2021), (ii) 20-Year National Strategic Plan (2018–2037), (iii) Thailand’s Infrastructure Development Plan (2015–2022), and (iv) The Eastern Economic Corridor Development Plan.
3 ADB. 2018. Strategy 2030: Achieving a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific. Manila. To achieve its Strategy 2030’s vision, ADB will focus on seven operational priorities: (i) addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; (ii) accelerating progress in gender equality; (iii) tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; (iv) making cities more livable; (v) promoting rural development and food security; (vi) strengthening governance and institutional capacity; and (vii) fostering regional cooperation and integration.
4 Thailand is playing an active role in various regional programs, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Greater Mekong Subregion, the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle, and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
2
sovereign lending program for 2021−2023 (Table A3.1).5 Policy-based lending operations for 2021–2023 will be subject to availability of resources and headroom under ADB’s policy-based lending ceiling. The indicative country-specific stand-alone nonlending program for 2021−2023 is about $1 million for one knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) project (Table A3.2). ADB will seek to mobilize additional grant resources, including from ADB-administered trust funds, and possible cofinancing from other development partners. ADB’s assistance program on nonlending products and services for 2020 are provided in Appendix 4. ADB’s lists of knowledge publications and events for 2020 and 2021 are in Appendix 5.
III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO LENDING AND NONLENDING PROGRAMS
6. Lending. ADB adjusted the COBP as requested by and agreed with the government. (i) A CPRO loan on COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
was included in the lending pipeline for 2020, following the government’s official request sent to ADB on 30 April 2020.
(ii) The Greater Mekong Subregion Highway Expansion Phase 2 Project (additional financing), a lending project programmed for 2020, was excluded from the pipeline. The government wants to use its own budget and to provide funds in local currency.
(iii) A new investment project, the Thailand Motorway Project, is added and programmed for 2021. This project will have components for private sector participation.
(iv) The following two projects: Airports Improvement Project and Thailand Green Finance and Innovative Facility for Investment Projects, were deferred from 2021 to 2022.
(v) The Issuance of Green/Sustainability Bond Project was also rescheduled from 2020 to 2021, and moved from the energy sector to multisector.6
7. Nonlending. These will be delivered through:
(i) Country-specific stand-alone technical assistance. (a) An ongoing TA for Strengthening Specialized and Semi-Formal Financial Institutions to Support Financial Inclusion7 was extended to the end of 2020 to further support tax literacy and capacity building on cooperative governance and supervision, as requested by the government. (b) ADB adjusted the sources of funding for the Asia Green Development Program: Scaling Smart Energy and Efficiency Solutions in Thailand programmed for 2020 from $2.5 million to $0.8 million. (c) ADB renamed the Knowledge Support and Policy Reform Initiative, a $1.0 million knowledge and support TA project programmed for 2022, to Knowledge Building and Sharing with Thailand to Support Regional Growth and Development.
(ii) Regional technical assistance. Support to various government agencies in Thailand will be provided also through regional TA projects. The ongoing regional TA projects that provide support to Thailand during this COBP period can be accessed from the list of linked documents in Appendix 2.
5 The actual pipeline can deviate from the indicative resource allocation because of the possible reallocation of regular
OCR within ADB’s Southeast Asia Department. ADB will explore cofinancing in consultation with the government to fill the financing gap, if any.
6 ADB is providing technical support on the issuance of green and sustainability bonds by the government and state-owned enterprises under ADB. 2018. Technical Assistance for Green and Innovative Finance Initiative for Scaling Up Southeast Asia Infrastructure. Manila (TA 9621-REG).
7 ADB. 2015. Technical Assistance to the Kingdom of Thailand for Strengthening Specialized and Semi-Formal Financial Institutions to Support Financial Inclusion. Manila (TA 9010-THA).
Appendix 1 3
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE RESULTS AREAS
Key Country Development Outcomes that ADB Contributes to
ADB
Key Areas of Assistance Indicative Resources Available for Commitment in 2021–2023
Changes from Last COBP
1. Transport (CPS priority area: Transport and ICT)
Movement of people and goods in the country are safer and more efficient.
Road transport (nonurban), rail transport, and air transport; as well as transport policies and institutional development in the national and subregional areas
Amount: $1.05 billion (regular OCR) Share of COBP envelope: 66.7%
No change
2. Multisector (CPS priority area: Finance and Energy)
Use of appropriate financial services and instruments by all increased.
Money and capital markets Amount: $525 million (regular OCR) Share of COBP envelope: 33.3%
The government requested the new initiative.
ADB = Asian Development Bank, COBP = country operations business plan, CPS = country partnership strategy, OCR = ordinary capital resources. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.
4 Appendix 2
LIST OF LINKED DOCUMENTS http://www.adb.org/Documents/COBP/?id=THA-2021
1. Portfolio at a Glance: Thailand 2. Assistance to Thailand under Ongoing Regional Technical Assistance Projects
http://www.adb.org/Documents/COBP/?id=THA-2021http://www.adb.org/Documents/COBP/?id=THA-2021
Appendix 3 5
INDICATIVE ASSISTANCE PIPELINE
Table A3.1: Lending Products, 2021−2023
Project/Program Namea Sector
Poverty
Targeting
Operational
Priority Division
Year
of
TRTA
/PRF
Cost ($ million)
Total
ADB Regular
OCR
ADF
Total Gov’t Co-
finance COL Grants
2021
Thailand Motorway Project TRA GI OP1, OP3,
OP6, OP7
SETC,
TRM
1,000 500 0 0 500 500 0
National Railway Improvement Project
TRA GI OP1, OP3,
OP6, OP7
SETC,
TRM
3,500 300 0 0 300 3,200 0
Issuance of Green/ Sustainability Bond Project
MUL GI OP3, OP6 SEEN,
SERC,
TRM
100 25 0 0 25 0 75b
2022 Airports Improvement Project TRA GI OP1, OP6,
OP7
SETC,
TRM
1,000 250 0 0 250 750 0
Thailand Green Finance and
Innovation Facility for
Investment Projects
MUL GI OP3, OP6 SEPF, SERC. TRM
2019 4,500 500 0 0 500 3,000 1,000b
Total 10,100 1,575 0 0 1,575 7,450 1,075 ADB = Asian Development Bank; ADF = Asian Development Fund; COL = concessional OCR lending; GI = general intervention; Gov't = government; MUL = multisector; OCR = ordinary capital resources; OP1 = addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; OP3 = tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; OP6 = strengthening governance and institutional capacity; OP7 = fostering regional cooperation and integration; PRF = project readiness financing; SEEN = Energy Division, Southeast Asia Department; SEPF = Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division, Southeast Asia Department; SERC = Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, Southeast Asia Department; SETC = Transport and Communication Division, Southeast Asia Department; TRA = transport; TRM = Thailand Resident Mission, Southeast Asia Department; TRTA = transaction technical assistance. a Given the provisional nature of the indicative lending program, the composition of lending instruments in the actual loan delivery may change. b To be determined. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.
https://phonebook.adb.org/directory/getContent.do?handler=102&key=SEPF&code=214500https://phonebook.adb.org/directory/getContent.do?handler=102&key=SEPF&code=214500
6 Appendix 3
Table A3.2: Nonlending Products and Services, 2021–2023
Assistance Name Sector Division
Assistance
Type
Sources of Funding
ADB Others
Total
($’000) Source Amount
($’000) Source Amount
($’000) 2022
Knowledge Building and Sharing with Thailand to
Support Regional Growth and Development
MUL TRM KSTA TASF 1,000 0 1,000
Total 1,000 0 1,000
ADB = Asian Development Bank; KSTA = knowledge and support technical assistance; MUL = multisector; TASF = Technical Assistance Special Fund; TRM = Thailand Resident Mission, Southeast Asia Department. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.
Appendix 4 7
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
Table A4.1: Lending Products, 2020
Project/Program Namea Sector
Poverty
Targeting
Operational
Priority Division
Year
of
TRTA
/PRF
Cost ($ million)
Total
ADB Gov’t Co-
finance
Regular
OCR
ADF
Total
COL Grants
COVID-19 Active Response
and Expenditure Support
Program
FIN GI OP1, OP2,
OP5
SEHS,
SEPF,
TRM
30,303 1,500 0 0 1,500 28,303 500b
Total 30,303 1,500 0 0 1,500 28,303 500
ADB = Asian Development Bank; ADF = Asian Development Fund; COL = concessional OCR lending; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease; FIN = finance; GI = general intervention; Gov't = government; OCR = ordinary capital resources; OP1 = addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; OP2 = accelerating progress in gender equality; OP5 = promoting rural development and food security; PRF = project readiness financing; SEHS = Human and Social Development Division, Southeast Asia Department; SEPF = Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division, Southeast Asia Department; TRM = Thailand Resident Mission, Southeast Asia Department; TRTA = transaction technical assistance. a Given the provisional nature of the indicative lending program, the composition of lending instruments in the actual loan delivery may change. b Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.
https://phonebook.adb.org/directory/getContent.do?handler=102&key=SEPF&code=214500
8 Appendix 4
Table A4.2: Nonlending Products and Services, 2020
Assistance Name Sector Division
Assistance
Type
Sources of Funding
ADB Others
Total
($’000) Source Amount
($’000) Source Amount
($’000)
Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture for
Enhanced Recovery and Sustainability of
Highlands
ANR SEER,
TRM
KSTA 0 JFPR 2,000
2,000
Asia Green Development Program: Scaling Smart
Energy and Energy Efficiency Solutions in
Thailand
ENE SEEN,
TRM
KSTA 0 CIF/SCF 800 800
Total 0 2,800 2,800
ADB = Asian Development Bank; ANR = agriculture, natural resources, and rural development; CIF = Climate Investment Fund Technical Assistance Facility for Clean Energy Investments; ENE = energy; JFPR = Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction; KSTA = knowledge and support technical assistance; SCF = Spanish Cooperation Fund; SEEN = Energy Division, Southeast Asia Department; SEER = Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, Southeast Asia Department; TRM = Thailand Resident Mission, Southeast Asia Department. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.
Appendix 5 9
INDICATIVE KNOWLEDGE PUBLICATIONS AND EVENTS
Table A5.1: Knowledge Products and Events for 2021
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Technical Assistance
16th Asia Clean Energy Forum Energy Event SDCC TA 8953-REG
Bond Market Guide: Supplementary Note for Thailand Economics; finance; regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9303-REG
Strategic Framework 2030 Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
Logistics Study for Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridors
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
The Greater Mekong Subregion Moving Forward Together: A Research Program
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
12th Economic Corridor’s Forum Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9416-REG
Greater Mekong Subregion Hanoi Action Plan Implementation Report
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
Thailand and Greater Mekong Subregion Brochure Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
Greater Mekong Subregion Gender Strategy Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
Greater Mekong Subregion Logistic Study Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
Seventh Greater Mekong Subregion Summit Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9416-REG
Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Investment Framework, Fourth Progress Report and Update
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
Webinar / Workshop Series: Accelerating Private Sector Participation in Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Infrastructure
Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9416-REG
Tech Startups in Asia Economics Publication ERCD TA 9508-REG
Social Protection Indicator (i. Country Report; and ii. Regional Report)
Social development and protection
Publication SDCC TA 9534-REG
Asia–Pacific Social Protection Week Social development and protection
Event SDCC TA 9534-REG
Review and Assessment of the IMT-GT Economic Corridors Study
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9572-REG
Executive Summary Report for IMT-GT Integrated Green Urban Transport Master Plans
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9572-REG
10 Appendix 5
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Technical Assistance
Study on Collaborative Approach to Special Economic Zones Development and Cooperation in IMT-GT
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9572-REG
Fourth Asian Finance Forum Finance Event SDCC TA 9364-REG
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021 Capacity Development Publication ERCD TA 9659-REG
Asia Small and Medium Enterprise Monitor Dissemination Workshop, 2021
Economics; finance; regional cooperation and integration and capacity development
Publication and event
ERCD TA 9746-REG
Asian Development Outlook 2021 - Launch and Dissemination
Capacity development; Economics; governance and public sector management
Publication and event
ERCD TA 9850-REG
Asian Development Outlook 2021 Update - Launch and Dissemination
Capacity development; Economics; governance and public sector management
Publication and event
ERCD TA 9850-REG
Asian Development Outlook 2021 Supplements (i. July; and ii. December)
Capacity development; Economics; governance and public sector management
Publication ERCD TA 9850-REG
Book Volume on Wellness Capacity development; Finance; industry and trade;
regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9850-REG
Regional Technical Evaluation and Review Workshop (i. April; ii. August; and iii. December)
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9898-REG
Key Indicators 2021 Supplement 1 - Measuring Digital Economy
Economics Publication ERCD TA 9920-REG
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021 Economics; governance and public sector management;
capacity development
Publication ERCD TA 9920-REG
Green Bond Market Development in ASEAN+3 Economics; finance; regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9953-REG
Asia Bond Monitor (i. March; ii. June; iii. September; and iv. December)
Capacity development; Finance; industry and trade;
regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9957-REG
Asia Bond Monitor - Launch (i. June; and ii. December) Finance; capacity development; industry and trade; regional cooperation
and integration
Event ERCD TA 9957-REG
Appendix 5 11
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Technical Assistance
Asia Bond Monitor - Website Launch (September issue) Finance; governance and public sector management; Industry and trade; regional cooperation and integration
Event ERCD TA 9957-REG
Implications of COVID-19 on Regional Cooperation and Integration
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9964-REG
Series of Reports: Climate Smart Agriculture in Nan Province (Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture for Enhanced Recovery and Sustainability of Highlands Project)
Agriculture, natural resources, and rural development
Document SERD TA 9993-THA
Comparative Analysis Series Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific (5th edition),
Governance Publication ERCD Not applicable
Basic Statistics 2021 Capacity development; Economics; governance and public sector management
Publication ERCD Not applicable
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Meeting (i. January; ii. July; and iii. October)
Capacity development Event ERCD Not applicable
Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Meeting (i. January; ii. July; and iii. October)
Capacity development Event ERCD Not applicable
Asian Development Outlook 2021: Thailand Chapter Economics Publication SERD Not applicable
Asian Development Outlook Update 2021: Thailand Chapter
Economics Publication SERD Not applicable
Total number of publications = 35 Total number of events = 21
ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease, ERCD = Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, IMT-GT = Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle, REG = regional, SDCC = Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, SERD = Southeast Asia Department, TA = technical assistance, THA = Thailand Source: Asian Development Bank.
12 Appendix 5
Table A5.2: Additional Knowledge Publications and Events Delivered in 2020
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Funding Source
Asian Water Development Outlook 2020 Water Publication SDCC TA 6498-REG ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 607: Taking
Education to the Next Level: What Can Be Learned from Benchmarking Education across Economies?
Economics Publication ERCD TA 8513-REG
ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 616: Urban Agglomeration and Firm Innovation: Evidence from Asia
Economics Publication ERCD TA 8522-REG
Reducing Indoor Air Pollution from Household Cooking Practices: Challenges and Prospects
Energy Publication SDCC TA 8946-REG
15th Asia Clean Energy Forum Energy Event SDCC TA 8953-REG
Business Models for Distributed Renewable Energy Systems Energy Publication SDCC TA 8953-REG
Technical Notes on Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction of ADB’s Energy Projects
Energy Document SDCC TA 8953-REG
Review of the ADB Clean Energy Program Energy Publication SDCC TA 8953-REG
Briefing Paper on Evaluation Framework for Cooperatives Saving
Finance Document SERD TA 9010-THA
Final Report on Tax Literacy Assessment and Mapping Finance Document SERD TA 9010-THA
Knowledge Content for Tax Literacy Capacity development, finance Multimedia SERD TA 9010-THA
Update: Country Diagnostic Study on Long-Term Care Health and social development Publication SDCC TA 9111-REG
Lessons from Thailand’s National Community-Based Long-Term Care Program for Older Persons
Health and social development Publication SDCC TA 9111-REG
Next Steps for ASEAN+3 Central Securities Depository and Real-Time Gross Settlement Linkages: A Progress Report of the Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum
Economics; finance; regional cooperation integration
Publication ERCD TA 9197-REG
Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Meeting, 2020 (first quarter)
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9197-REG
Final Report: Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Rayong Province Development Plan and Revision of the Thailand Strategic Environmental Assessment Guidelines (draft)
Environment Document SERD TA 9204-THA
Methodology and Scoping Report: Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Rayong Provincial Development Plan
Environment Document SERD TA 9204-THA
Sustainability Analysis Report: Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Rayong Provincial Development Plan
Environment Document SERD TA 9204-THA
Appendix 5 13
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Funding Source
Sustainable Development Pathway Report: Strategic
Environmental Assessment of the Rayong Provincial Development Plan
Environment Document SERD TA 9204-THA
2016 Purchasing Power Parity Update for Selected Economies in Asia and the Pacific
Capacity development; governance and public sector
management
Publication ERCD TA 9238-REG
Main Report: 2017 International Comparison Program in Asia and the Pacific
Capacity development; governance and public sector
management
Publication ERCD TA 9238-REG
2017 International Comparison Program Regional Data Dissemination Workshop
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9238-REG
2020 International Comparison Program Inception Meeting Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9238-REG
2017 International Comparison Program Regional Advisory Board Meeting
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9238-REG
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Meeting 2020 (i. February; ii. August; and iii. October)
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9303-REG
Introduction to Small Area Estimation Techniques: A Practical Guide for National Statistics Offices
Capacity development Publication ERCD TA 9356-REG
Regional Thematic Conference: Managing a Statistical Organization in Times of Change
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9356-REG
ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 610: Exchange Rates and Insulation in Emerging Markets
Economics Publication ERCD TA 9401-REG
ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 609: Conditions for Effective Macroprudential Policy Interventions
Economics Publication ERCD TA 9401-REG
Asia Bond Monitor (i. March; and ii. June) Capacity development; finance; industry and trade; regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9404-REG
Asia Bond Monitor - Website Launch (i. March; and ii. June) Capacity development; finance; industry and trade; regional cooperation and integration
Event ERCD TA 9404-REG
Climate Risk Country Profile: Thailand (joint publication with the World Bank)
Climate change Publication SDCC TA 9414-REG
24th Greater Mekong Subregion Ministerial Conference Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9416-REG
Greater Mekong Subregion Digital Economy Forum Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9416-REG
11th Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridor’s Forum Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9416-REG
14 Appendix 5
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Funding Source
Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Investment Framework
2022 (Third Progress Report) Regional cooperation and
integration Document SERD TA 9416-REG
First Greater Mekong Subregion Senior Officials’ Meetings in Preparation for the 24th Greater Mekong Subregion Ministerial Meeting, 11th Economic Corridors’ Forum, and First 7th Summit Task Force
Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9416-REG
Greater Mekong Subregion Strategy 2030 (GMS 2030) Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
COVID-19 Response Paper for the Greater Mekong Subregion
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9416-REG
Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum 2020 Transport Event SDCC TA 9420-REG
Workshop on Tracking the Business Cycle Economics Event ERCD TA 9536-REG
Greater Mekong Subregion/International Organization for Migration: Forum on Labor Mobility and Safe Migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9571-REG
Working Group on Greater Mekong Subregion Health Cooperation Regional Consultation Meeting with Private Sector
Health Event SERD TA 9571-REG
Study on Collaborative Approach to Special Economic Zone Development and Cooperation in BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD TA 9572-REG
Final Report: Advisory Services to State Railway of Thailand and Department of Rail Transport
Transport Document SERD TA 9631-REG
Workshop on Measures to Improve State Railway of Thailand Financial Position
Transport Event SERD TA 9631-REG
Regional Training Workshop on Economic Statistics Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9646-REG
Regional Course on Supply and Use Tables Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9646-REG
Key Indicators Supplement: Mapping Poverty through Data Integration and Artificial Intelligence
Economics Publication ERCD TA 9659-REG
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2020 Economics; governance and public sector management;
capacity development
Publication ERCD TA 9659-REG
Handbook on Microgrid for Power Quality and Connectivity Energy Publication SDCC TA 9690-REG
Waste to Energy in the Time of the Circular Economy: Best Practice Handbook
Energy Publication SDCC TA 9690-REG
Asia Small and Medium Enterprise Monitor, 2020 Economics; finance; regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9746-REG
Appendix 5 15
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Funding Source
Asia Small and Medium Enterprise Monitor Dissemination
Workshop, 2020 Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9746-REG
Impact of COVID-19 on Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Developing Asia
Economics; finance; regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9746-REG
Asian Development Outlook 2020 - Launch and Dissemination
Capacity development; economics; governance and public sector management
Publication and event
ERCD TA 9850-REG
Asian Development Outlook 2020 Update - Launch and Dissemination
Capacity development; economics; governance and public sector management
Publication and event
ERCD TA 9850-REG
Asian Development Outlook 2020 Supplement Capacity development; economics; governance and public sector management
Publication ERCD TA 9850-REG
Asian Development Outlook 2020 Supplement: Lockdown, Loosening, and Asia’s Growth Prospects
Economics Publication ERCD TA 9850-REG
2021 International Comparison Program Regional Technical Evaluation and Review Workshop
Capacity development Event ERCD TA 9898-REG
Dialogue on Priorities for Post-Pandemic Green and Resilient Recovery in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Climate change Event SERD TA 9915-REG
Dialogue on Priorities for Post-Pandemic Food Security Response and Recovery in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Agriculture Event SERD TA 9916-REG
ADB COVID-19 Policy Database Economics; finance; governance and public sector management;
Health
Document ERCD TA 9921-REG
Asia Bond Monitor – (i. September; and ii. December) Capacity development; finance; industry and trade; regional cooperation and integration
Publication ERCD TA 9957-REG
Asia Bond Monitor - Website Launch (i September; and ii. December)
Capacity development; Finance; Industry and trade; regional cooperation and integration
Event ERCD TA 9957-REG
High-Level Experts Panel Dialogue Regional cooperation and integration
Event SERD TA 9964-REG
ADB Economics Working Paper No. 612: Bank Efficiency and the Bond Markets: Evidence from the Asia and Pacific Region
Economics Publication ERCD Not applicable
Basic Statistics 2020 Capacity development; economics; governance and public sector management
Publication ERCD Not applicable
Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Meeting, 2020 (i. August; and ii. October)
Capacity development Event ERCD Not applicable
16 Appendix 5
Title of Publication or Event Subject Type
Department or Sector Group or Thematic Group
Funding Source
Brochure: Summary of Findings of the Country Diagnostic
Study on Long-Term Care Health Document SDCC Not applicable
The pandemic may break value chains, but solar power can still shine.
Energy Multimedia SDCC Not applicable
COVID-19 is an opportunity to retool health sector's energy supply.
Energy Document SDCC Not applicable
Guidance Note from the Energy Perspective on the Reopening of the Economy Post-COVID-19: The Energy Sector Perspective
Energy Document SDCC Not applicable
A Brief on Managing Infectious Medical Waste During COVID-19 Pandemic
Energy Document SDCC Not applicable
Value for Money Bid Evaluation in Energy Sector Projects Energy Publication SDCC Not applicable
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility: Operations Plan 2019–2021
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD Not applicable
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility: Investment Principles and Eligibility Criteria
Regional cooperation and integration
Document SERD Not applicable
Total number of publications = 53 Total number of events = 33
ADB = Asian Development Bank; ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations, BIMP-EAGA = Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines–East ASEAN Growth Area; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease; ERCD = Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department; IMT-GT = Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle; REG = regional, SDCC = Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, SERD = Southeast Asia Department, TA = technical assistance, THA = Thailand. Source: Asian Development Bank.
Appendix 5 17
Table A5.3: Innovation, Advanced Technology, and Pilot Initiatives to be Implemented in 2021
Item Nature Project Number
Sector or Theme Division
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total number of innovation, advanced technology, and pilot initiatives = N/A
N/A = not applicable. Source: Asian Development Bank.