ADB, based in Manila, is dedicated to reducing poverty in the Asia and Pacific region through pro-poor sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance. Established in 1966, it is owned by 64 members - 46 from the region. 
After consultation with the Government and the LTTE, the Heads of agencies of Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB), International Monetary Fund [IMF] and the World Bank have postponed their visit to Kilinochchi. The visit will be rescheduled after the Geneva meeting later this month.
A US$10 million loan from Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help address the long-term and holistic development needs of the city of Karachi, Pakistan, contributing to a sustainable improvement in the quality of life of its residents.
Partnerships and cooperation among local communities as well as communities of nations must be strengthened if Asia and the Pacific is to achieve sustainable development, a senior Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) official told an environment summit in New Delhi today.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help the Governments of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan to build, strengthen, and reform their systems and practices to enable the adoption of a results-oriented approach to poverty reduction.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) plans to provide Afghanistan with US$1 billion in low-interest loans and outright grants over the next five years, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda will announce today at an international conference. The assistance will promote economic growth and poverty reduction in support of Afghanistan's new five-year development plan, the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDS).
Senior officials from Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) are visiting India this week to take part in the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) and discuss ADB's partnerships on environmental issues and regional integration.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will develop knowledge hubs in selected developing countries throughout the Asia and Pacific region to support and strengthen research and disseminate new development concepts and technologies.
Nongovernment organizations (NGOs) play a crucial role in ADB's efforts to help rebuild lives destroyed by the December 2004 tsunami.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help develop a competitive and efficient subregional power trade market in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) through a EURO 1 million technical assistance (TA) grant provided by the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD).
A US$1.2 million Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) technical assistance (TA) grant will help Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines fight the spread of communicable and infectious diseases and to achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
