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8 Nov 16
Many countries in Asia and the Pacific are spending too little on social protection programmes and should expand these to provide adequate cover to most of their populations, the Asian Development...
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25 Oct 16
The Asian Development Bank has approved a country partnership strategy with Indonesia for the 2016-19 period to promote infrastructure investment and sustainable economic growth.
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10 Aug 16
Over $80bn in climate finance was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest development banks in 2015, a joint report from the banks has said.
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18 Jul 16
Growth across Asia will “remain solid” despite the short-term impact of Brexit and a softer US economy, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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4 Jul 16
The New Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank have signed a deal to cooperate on shared priorities including sustainable and inclusive development across Asia.
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28 Jun 16
The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $600m to help Pakistan reform its public sector, it was announced today.
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17 May 16
Procurement specialists have gathered in Kazakhstan this week to share best practice on how to ensure integrity and transparency in public procurement.
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4 May 16
Developing the private sector, creating jobs and tackling climate change are three key conditions for a “vibrant and sustainable” Asia, the Asian Development Bank president Takehiko Nakao has said.
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3 May 16
The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has secured another co-financing deal with a well-established counterpart, the Asian Development Bank.
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22 Apr 16
The Asian Development Bank saw record demand for its resources in 2015, according to its annual report, as countries in the region sought to boost sluggish growth, reduce inequality, and tackle...
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21 Apr 16
The Asian Development Bank is to provide $300m to support road upgrades in Uttar Pradesh, its first ever loan for this purpose to India’s most populous state.
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18 Apr 16
Global development banks have agreed a plan for “unprecedented” cooperation to help close the world’s trillion dollar infrastructure gap following the first ever Global Infrastructure Forum.
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8 Apr 16
Asian Development Bank president Takehiko Nakao has announced he intends to stand for re-election to the role.
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8 Apr 16
A $200m investment agreement has been signed for the initial funding of a pipeline that will deliver 33 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually from Turkmenistan all the way through to India.
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30 Mar 16
Growth across Asia and the Pacific is set to slow this year and next year as a result of a continued weak recovery globally and softer prospects for China, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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22 Mar 16
The Asian Development Bank has announced $250m to support the treatment of harmful industrial wastewater and sludge in China.
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21 Mar 16
China should prioritise reforms to open up its economy, reduce inequality and expand innovation on its “bumpy” transition to a new growth model, International Monetary Fund managing director...
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17 Mar 16
Bold action will be needed from policymakers across developing Asia to counteract China’s slowdown, which could knock a third of a percentage point off growth in the rest of the region for the next...
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9 Mar 16
The Asian Development Bank has re-entered the US dollar bond market with the sale of a $3bn, five-year global benchmark bond.
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7 Mar 16
A deal between the Asian Development Bank and the Eurasian Development Bank will see the banks work together to invest $3bn in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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26 Feb 16
The Asian Development Bank president has urged Nepal to pick up the pace of its public investment in reconstruction and development in order to reach its full growth potential.
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24 Feb 16
The Asian Development Bank has announced plans to scale up its operations in Sri Lanka to $2bn in loans and equity over 2016-18.
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17 Feb 16
The Asian Development Bank has announced a new partnership strategy with China, which will prioritise climate change.
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9 Feb 16
The Asian Development Bank today approved a $400m loan to help the Philippines expand its successful health and education conditional cash transfer programme.
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8 Feb 16
The Asian Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation will provide loans worth $300m to telecommunications company Ooredoo to rollout a mobile network across Myanmar.