6 May 2008 ADB Announces Massive Financial Support for Food Crisis
ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda announced $500 million in immediate budgetary support to tackle rising food costs in Asia-Pacific region and pledged to double lending to $2 billion for agriculture in 2009.
6 May 2008 ADB Statement on Myanmar Cyclone
ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda has expressed his sincere condolences to the people of Myanmar in the wake of the recent cyclone.
5 May 2008 A New ADB in a Rapidly Changing Asia-Pacific
ADB is set for a change in the way it serves its developing member countries in a rapidly evolving and dynamic Asia-Pacific region, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said at the official opening of the organization's 41st Annual Meeting in Madrid today.
4 May 2008 Asia Must Attract Clean Energy Investments, ADB President Says
With demand for energy in Asia soaring, governments urgently need to create the right environment to attract investments in clean energy, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said at a climate change seminar in Madrid.
3 May 2008 ADB Secures Over $11 Billion to Help Asia's Poorest
ADB has secured $11.3 billion for the next four-year phase of its concessional development fund to fight poverty in the Asia and Pacific region - a significant jump of over 60% from the previous period.