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- Lao PDR Expanding Electricity Access, Boosting Power Exports, 5 February 2010
- ADB, UK Study to Help South Asia Address Climate Change Challenges, 4 February 2010
- ADB Prices US$2.5 Billion 5-Year Global Bond Issue, 3 February 2010
Feature Stories
Credit, Knowledge, Infrastructure – A Winning Mix
A project in rural Bangladesh provides farmers with training, data, and price information to help them maximize returns and increase the quality of produce.
An Innovative Project Raises Health Standards in Bangladesh
Local governments and NGOs come together to fight maternal and child mortality in Bangladesh.
Country Focus: Viet Nam
Australia, ADB Protect Viet Nam's Mekong Delta from Climate Change
Viet Nam's flood-prone Mekong Delta will get support from Australia and ADB to cope with the potentially devastating impacts of climate change.
Learn more about the project: Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study in the Mekong Delta
Video
Lessons for Asia from Global Economic Crisis
ADB Managing Director General Rajat Nag on how Asia can learn from the crisis, also the theme of ADB's Regional Forum, 14-15 January 2010 | View on bigger screen
Upcoming Events
- Brainstorming Meeting: Action Plan on Mainstreaming Road Safety in ADB Operations, 2 February
- OECD-ADBI 11th Roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia, 22 to 23 February 2010
- Workshop on Labor Market Information and Analysis in ASEAN Countries, 3 to 5 March 2010
Latest Publications
Background Note on the Justice Sector of the Philippines
This report is part of the efforts of the Asian Development Bank to support justice sector reform. It provides an overview of the sector, identifies key constraints and issues confronting it, and undertakes a preliminary assessment of reform initiatives by justice sector agencies-mainly the judiciary-through 2009.
Upcoming ADB Publications
- Financing Technical and Vocational Education in the People's Republic of China
- Asian Development Review Volume 26 Number 2
- Integrated Ecosystem Management of Dryland in the PRC: Lessons from Building Capacity for the PRC-GEF Partnership
- Rural Biomass Energy Development in the People's Republic of China
- Review of ADB Assistance for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development (1998–2008)
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