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Parthasarathi Shome received Brazil’s highest civilian honour, Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross, for his contributions to Brazilian fiscal reform. He was Adviser (Minister of State) to the Indian Finance Minister, and chaired the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC). Earlier, he was Chief Economist, UK Revenue and Customs; Chief of Tax Policy, IMF; and

Commitments made during separate meetings with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar

The global fund was launched with the support of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development of the Islamic Development Bank, with an initial capital of $100 million, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s 77th session in New York.

Aiko covers research portfolios of the movement of people including labor migration, remittances and tourism; aging and demographic changes; and regional research collaboration. She joined ADB in 2017 from the International Organization for Migration where she led the development and implementation of technical assistance programs on migration and overseas employment policy,

Dr. Ma is also the Chairman of Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking, Co-Chair of G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, and Co-Chair of IPSF Working Group on Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Dr Ma was formerly a member of PBOC Monetary Policy Committee (2018-21), Chief Economist at the PBOC’s Research Bureau (2014-17), Director of Center for Finance

Erik has been seconded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation to assist ADB in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change programming, and resilience into its operations. He has been involved in the DRR field during the last 18 years and previously worked for UN agencies such as UNDP, OCHA, UNICEF, and WHO in Europe and Asia. He has been member of

Satish Reddy is a Consultant on regional cooperation and trade facilitation for SARC division of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is working on South Asian Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program involved in regional cooperation, trade, transit and transport facilitation and customs cooperation matters in the SASEC countries, on behalf of Asian Development Bank.

Unika works on the education and skills sectors in South Asia. Prior to joining ADB, she worked with the World Bank education team for three years, most recently on the flagship World Development Report 2018 on education in which she assessed the role played by inherent system complexities as well as political economy forces in implementing education policies and programs. She

Saibal Kar is currently Professor of Economics at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), India and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. His research interests are in the fields of labor economics, particularly migration of labor, and international economics. His book International Trade and Economic Development

As part of ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Stephane Bessadi leads on innovative water and wastewater practices and energy efficient technologies from the water service industry, working with ADB regional departments on projects including but not limited to Georgia, India, Nepal, and the People's Republic of China. He also supervises the Water