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Time to scale up our contribution
News, Published on 17/12/2019
» As they extend their power grids, build more roads and bigger cities, and cultivate forestland, developing countries in Asia and the Pacific are increasingly contributing to the global climate change problem. Two of the top three emitters of greenhouse gases are developing countries in Asia -- the People's Republic of China and India. At the same time, five Asian developing countries are among the top 10 most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Across the region, livelihoods and economic growth are increasingly exposed to climate change impacts and disaster risk. Clearly, Asia and the Pacific must play a strong role in efforts to address climate change.
ADB may phase out aid to China, says incoming boss
Business, Published on 03/12/2019
» TOKYO: The Asian Development Bank must be ready to discuss whether to phase out aid to high- and medium-income borrowers like China, the institution's next president Masatsugu Asakawa said.
Asean launches $1bn facility for green infrastructure
Published on 04/04/2019
» CHIANG RAI: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and major financiers on Thursday launched a facility to spur more than US$1 billion (31.78 billion baht) in green infrastructure investments across Southeast Asia.
Prayut highlights transport network as key to Mekong growth
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/04/2018
» HANOI: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha highlighted transport connectivity as being part of the development plan for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) at the bloc's summit meeting in Vietnam on Saturday.
What the 1997 crisis taught us
News, Published on 06/07/2017
» This month marks 20 years since the Asian Financial Crisis. It's appropriate to consider at this juncture why the crisis happened, and what we have learned about how countries can safeguard their economies from future shocks and deliver sustainable and inclusive growth.
Paying for progress
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 22/05/2017
» The last few decades have brought remarkable improvements across Asia in terms of transport networks, electricity generating capacity, telecommunications and access to clean water, among other essentials. Better quality infrastructure has improved people's lives and provided the impetus for a new wave of economic growth. But much more remains to be done.
Japan's Nakao to lead ADB for five more years: bank
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» MANILA - Takehiko Nakao, a former senior finance ministry official in Japan, is to serve for five more years as president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Manila-based lender said Friday.
ADB pledges $1.75bn in loans to Myanmar over 5 years
Published on 15/06/2016
» YANGON - The Asian Development Bank will lend Myanmar about $1.75 billion in low-interest loans from 2017 over five years to improve infrastructure, education and for rural development, it said on Wednesday.
Pakistan project gets first ADB, AIIB co-financing scheme
Published on 10/06/2016
» MANILA - The Asian Development Bank and the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are embarking on their first co-financing scheme, with the former approving on Friday a $100 million loan for a highway construction project in Pakistan.
ADB to double annual climate financing to $6bn
AFP, Published on 26/09/2015
» MANILA - The Asian Development Bank is to double its annual lending for climate change adaptation to US$6 billion by 2020, the Philippines-based lender said.