Credit & Misc. Finance

MDG Forum in Nepal to Focus on Extreme Poverty in South Asia

🕔10/5/2006 7:48:20 PM

More than 100 delegates from eight different South Asian countries meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, next week are expected to develop a 'road map' to eradicate extreme poverty in South Asia by 2015.

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Strategy for Marshall Islands to Focus on Improving Public Sector Performance

🕔10/4/2006 7:09:45 PM

Asian Development Banks's (ASX: ATB) strategy in the Marshall Islands over the next five years will focus on supporting improvements to boost social services and private sector development.

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Haruhiko Kuroda Re-elected to 5-Year Term as ADB President

🕔10/4/2006 10:42:10 AM

The Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) Board of Governors has unanimously re-elected Haruhiko Kuroda President of ADB.

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ADB Launches Support For Regional Cooperation and Integration Initiatives in Asia and Pacific Region

🕔10/2/2006 4:37:01 PM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) today launched the Asia Regional Integration Center (ARIC) website, a knowledge and information portal which facilitates the tracking of progress in the region's accelerating economic cooperation and integration.

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ADB to Help Finance National Highway Rehabilitation in Afghanistan

🕔9/29/2006 6:47:38 PM

An Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) loan and grant package totaling US$138.2 million will help finance the construction of a national highway in Afghanistan that will connect remote areas to the country's center.

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China Improves Statistical Methods To Measure Services Sector Growth

🕔9/28/2006 8:11:06 PM

The Asian Development Bank (ASX: ADB) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have worked closely to develop a robust statistical survey method to capture more accurately the contribution of fast expanding domestic services sector in overall economic growth.

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ADB Conference Aiming to Boost Investment to Meet Asia's Water Challenges

🕔9/27/2006 5:22:31 PM

A Water Financing Program Conference opened yesterday at Asian Development Bank's (ASX: ATB) Manila Headquarters aiming to accelerate water investments for the five participating countries.

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