Credit & Misc. Finance

ADB Project Planned to Boost Quality Education for Poor in Tajikistan

🕔6/30/2006 9:18:14 AM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: AT) will prepare a project to improve the quality and responsiveness of Tajikistan's education system to meet the needs of a modern economy and supportive of poor, disadvantaged children - particularly girls and those with special needs - with the help of a technical assistance grant of $400,000.

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ADB Loans US$80 Million to Help Clean Up Hai River Basin in Shandong, PRC

🕔6/28/2006 8:44:27 AM

An Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) US$80 million loan will help improve the urban environment and public health of about 3.9 million people in Shandong province in the People's Republic of China (PRC) by reducing pollution in the Hai River Basin.

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ADB Setting up Clean Energy Knowledge Hub at India's TERI

🕔6/23/2006 11:46:18 AM

The Asian Development Bank today signed an agreement to establish a knowledge hub on clean energy at India's Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

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ADB Assisting PRC to Formulate Strategies in Using Foreign Capital

🕔6/23/2006 11:40:58 AM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is assisting the People's Republic of China (PRC) in formulating strategies in using foreign capital during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2011) period.

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ADB Ready for Second Phase of Energy Efficiency Initiative

🕔6/22/2006 8:02:27 AM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will begin the second phase of its Energy Efficiency Initiative (EEI) in the second half of this year, under which around US$1 billion a year is planned for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

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ADB Launches Consultations on Energy Policy

🕔6/22/2006 7:57:58 AM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) today launched a series of consultations that will take place across the region to assess the relevance and future direction of its policy on energy.

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New Approaches Needed For Sustainable Water, World Urban Forum Told

🕔6/22/2006 7:50:32 AM

Innovative approaches will be needed to quickly provide sustainable water and sanitation to serve Asia's cities, a senior official of Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) told a session at the World Urban Forum (WUF) yesterday.

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