Package of Loans and Grants to Boost Rural Finance in Lao PDR
A package of loans and grants totaling over US$13.4 million will help promote a sound rural and microfinance sector in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
A package of loans and grants totaling over US$13.4 million will help promote a sound rural and microfinance sector in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
A US$55.2 million grant from Asian Development Bank's (ASX: ATB) concessional Asian Development Fund (ADF) will help expand and rehabilitate the feeder road system in Nepal to improve access to market, jobs, and health and education centers in rural areas.
A US$16.2 million grant package from the Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) should help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the national network of rural roads in Solomon Islands.
The Government of Luxembourg will make an initial grant of US$1.5 million over the next three years for a fund aimed at strengthening regional, subregional, and national financial systems in Asia and the Pacific.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) and the Philippine Government have signed an agreement for a US$500,000 grant that will use information and communication technologies (ICT) to promote enhanced information sharing and exchange among the country's civil servants.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) has launched a grant project to enhance job and income-earning opportunities in the construction industry for unemployed youth and adults of Mongolia.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) today signed a US$350 million loan to help develop the Tangguh Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Irian Jaya Barat province, Indonesia.