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Asian Development Bank Economic Outlook for 2021

Feb 22, 2021

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Economic Outlook for 2021 and Beyond on February 18, 2021. Hosted by AUCC, World Trade Center Kabul Afghanistan and Mid-Atlantic Eurasia Business Council. The team of ADB experts, Dr. Yasuyuki Sawada Chief Economist, Ms. Lesley Bearman Lahm Representative of North American Office, Mr. Narendra Singru Country Director for Afghanistan, Mr. Ko Sakamoto Principal Transport Specialist, reviewed their assessment of the economic outlook for 2021 and beyond and what actions each government in Asia should continue to take to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on their economies. What role do U.S. companies play to help stabilize the global economy? Most importantly, has the pandemic led to a radically new form of business and economic relations? In this webinar, more than 100 people from the private sector, world trade centers, international organizations, diplomatic agencies and other people from different countries of the world, especially the private sector of Afghanistan participated, who asked specific questions and received specific answers from the speakers.