Credit & Misc. Finance

Asian Development Bank Outlook 2006 Launch on April 6

🕔3/24/2006 5:16:11 PM

Can China sustain its breakneck growth? Is India the new Asian powerhouse? Can trade continue to propel Asia? What are the risks facing Asian economies in the year ahead? What are the opportunities to build long-term growth? Will Asia remain the world's most dynamic economic region?

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Grant to Help Improve Special Education in Uzbekistan

🕔3/22/2006 6:38:04 PM

An Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) US$1.5 million grant will pilot a project to help improve basic education for children with special needs in Uzbekistan.

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ADB to Double Investments in Water to Help Achieve MDGs

🕔3/22/2006 11:43:38 AM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) expects to double the investments it will finance in the water sector over the next five years according to plans announced at the 4th World Water Forum here today.

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US$2 Million Grant to Supply Power to Rural Areas in Tajikistan

🕔3/22/2006 10:25:16 AM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) aims to help improve the quality of life for rural residents in Tajikistan, especially during winter, by improving their electric supply services through a US$2 million grant.

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PRC Well Positioned to Tackle Inequalities - ADB President

🕔3/19/2006 7:55:12 PM

The People's Republic of China (PRC) is well positioned to sustain economic growth over the next decade by further reducing poverty, improving governance, promoting stronger social development and countering the negative environmental impacts of growth, Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.

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ADB Project Launched for Regional Partnership to Combat Bird Flu Threat

🕔3/16/2006 7:00:47 PM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) and major regional development partners today unveiled a $38 million grant project designed to counter the immediate threat to the Asia and Pacific region posed by avian influenza.

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ADB Helping to Establish Microcredit Institutions in China

🕔3/16/2006 6:49:06 PM

Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB), through its Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund, from the Government of the United Kingdom, is supporting the establishment of microcredit institutions in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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