Credit & Misc. Finance

Sweden Expands ADB Assistance on Air Quality Management

🕔12/13/2006 3:51:40 PM

The Government of Sweden is supporting ADB activities to address air quality in Asia's developing countries through the provision of extra grant funds equivalent to $2.43 million.

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ADB To Loan Additional $60 Million Loan for Water Supply Project in Sri Lanka

🕔12/13/2006 3:21:17 PM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is lending an additional US$60 million to support a project that is helping increase access of the poor in three provinces in Sri Lanka to safe water and sanitation.

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PRC Can Help Global Payment Imbalances by Addressing Domestic Challenges, ADB Vice President

🕔12/12/2006 7:54:28 PM

The People's Republic of China (PRC) can help redress global payments imbalances by addressing its domestic challenges such as social development, income disparities between rural and urban areas and environmental degradation, ADB Vice President Lawrence Greenwood said.

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ADB Record $1 Billion Loan to Help Reform Rural Finance in India

🕔12/11/2006 4:14:36 PM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is lending US$1 billion - its biggest ever regular loan - to promote inclusive growth and help improve the quality of life of India's rural poor through the provision of affordable financial services.

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$510 Million Facility to Promote Renewable Energy Development in Pakistan

🕔12/8/2006 3:34:58 PM

ADB is promoting the development of renewable energy in Pakistan through a multitranche financing facility of up to US$510 million.

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Growth in East Asia to Soften in 2007 with Lower Inflation, Says New ADB Report

🕔12/7/2006 3:24:19 PM

East Asia's rapid economic growth in gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to soften in 2007 to a still robust 4.4% from 4.9% this year, says a report released today by ADB.

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ADB Vice-President Calls for Innovative Approaches on Avian Influenza

🕔12/5/2006 9:11:20 PM

The international effort against avian influenza requires innovative approaches that engage all stakeholders, ADB Vice-President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss told a meeting on the issue today.

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