ADB-AFDI Lecture Series Asia’s Middle-Income Transition: Challenges and Opportunities

In the eighth lecture on 18 November, Independent Evaluation Department’s Benjamin Graham shared challenges and opportunities faced by developing Asia as it endeavor to transition from middle to high-income status. The discussion drew on evaluations and analyses by ADB and other development partners, and reflected impacts of COVID-19. He also shared successful stories of high-income countries in the Q&A session.