Taking the opportunity of a visit to Tokyo by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, ADB President, ADB and ADBI are organizing a symposium titled "Challenges for the Asian Economy in 2008 and Beyond".
The Asian Development Bank, in association with Japan's Ministry of Finance and Thailand's Finance Ministry, will host a bond conference in Tokyo on 2 November 2007.
About 40 securities regulators from around Asia and the Pacific are gathering here to share knowledge about collective investment schemes and hedge funds.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) and the Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited of India have signed a $50 million loan to support the development of infrastructure in the country.
The countries of the Mekong region took a major step forward today in linking their nations through improved transportation and border facilities.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help fund the expansion of the Colombo Port with a $300 million loan that will substantially upgrade the facility.
Can Asia sustain its impressive growth rate even if the US economy slows down? What does the evidence say? Has China succeeded in reining in overinvestment in key sectors? Will rising inflation put a brake on India's accelerating growth? What are the risks facing Asia in the year ahead? Has Asia finally overcome the painful memories of the crippling 1997/98 economic crisis?
