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10 Dec 19
‘Over-the-counter’ derivatives offer indefinite flexibility that can help governments finance long-term infrastructure projects, the Asian Development Bank’s Jonathan Grosvenor writes.
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9 Dec 19
The president of the Asian Development Bank has committed to working more closely with the private sector to strengthen good governance and anti-corruption measures.
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6 Dec 19
Pakistan has been given an emergency $1bn loan to help shore up its public finances and provide support to a slowing economy.
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13 Nov 19
Ageing populations could benefit economies in the Asia and the Pacific region if governments adopt the right technology policies, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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12 Nov 19
If industrial revolution leads to greater efforts to reskill and reshape the workforce to better adapt to change then that is what is needed to happen, writes the Asian Development Bank’s Jayant...
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16 Oct 19
Low-carbon policies are “vital” for the sustainable future of the Asia and Pacific region, a conference heard today.
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30 Sep 19
India’s economy is growing more slowly than expected this year but is still one of the fastest in the world, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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26 Sep 19
The trade war with the US is expected to slow economic growth in China this year, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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2 Sep 19
Climate change represents an “immediate emergency” to development and stability in ‘atoll nations’ and their economies, the president of the Asian Development Bank has warned.
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9 Aug 19
Pakistan’s efforts to boost its exports in order to protect the economy against external shocks are being supported by a $500m loan from the Asian Development Bank.
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5 Aug 19
South Asia can sustain strong growth but it must not rest on its laurels, warns the Asian Development Bank’s Lei Lei Song.
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5 Aug 19
The Asian Development Bank has set up a new financing mechanism to provide countries with money quickly following natural disasters.
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5 Jun 19
The Asian Development Bank has agreed a $311m fund to boost the creation of two new metro lines in Bangkok.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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7 May 19
Asian Development Bank programmes will benefit from an increase in the amount of income that it can allocate to them from its capital earnings.
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2 May 19
Ireland has launched a fund to help island states in the Pacific cope with the impact of rising seas.
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29 Apr 19
Efforts by Indonesia to reduce its dependence on coal and diesel for energy are being backed by the Asian Development Bank.
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9 Apr 19
Sri Lanka’s economy can look forward to healthy growth over the next two years but reforms remain “essential”, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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5 Mar 19
India has secured a $926m loan for two lines on the Mumbai metro rail system to ease the commutes of millions of people and help tackle congestion in the city.
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14 Dec 18
The Asian Development Bank and Pakistan have signed an agreement worth $284m to provide a more stable and secure electricity supply in the country.
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10 Dec 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $100m loan to India’s Punjab state following improvements in fiscal responsibility and budget management.
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25 Oct 18
The Asian Development Bank has announced a grant and loan package worth $50m to support Sri Lanka’s health care system.
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12 Oct 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved $20.5m in grants to support the government of Bhutan in improving the country’s health system.
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5 Oct 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $180m to support improvements to Nepal’s main highway enabling trade.
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1 Oct 18
A lack of investment in infrastructure threatens to halt growth progress in South Asia and is a “roadblock” to addressing poverty, the Asian Development Bank has warned.