| June 2009 |
| 18 June |
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ADB's Board Approves New Energy Policy
The Board has approved a new ADB Energy Policy to guide ADB operations in the energy sector. The 2009 Energy Policy is congruent with Strategy 2020. It will align ADB's energy operations to meet energy security needs, facilitate transition to a low-carbon economy, and achieve ADB's vision of a region free of poverty. Learn more about the policy.
 Download the 2009 Energy Policy
Read the news release
Learn more about ADB's clean energy program
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| 17 June |
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ADB Hosts Climate and Clean Energy Week Forums
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was welcomed at ADB by President Kuroda. In her closing speech to the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific, President Arroyo outlined her Government's commitment to combat climate change.
Video: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discusses the important role Asia and Pacific nations should play in addressing climate change
Learn more about the event
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| 16 June |
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ADB Helps Combat Desertification in Asia
This year's World Day to combat desertification calls on everyone to conserve land and water to help secure our common future. Under its Strategy 2020, ADB promotes environmentally sustainable growth and assists developing countries adopt sustainable land management systems to combat land degradation. Learn more about desertification.
Visit the following sites: Environment in Asia | Climate Change
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| 16 June |
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Nepal's Growth Hampered by Instability, Poor Infrastructure
Nepal's pace of growth and poverty reduction has lagged behind that of other South Asian countries. The study "Nepal: Critical Development Constraints" identifies the critical constraints responsible for this and policy options to help overcome the contraints. Read the highlights.
Read the news release
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| 16 June |
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ADB Hosts Climate and Clean Energy Week Forums
Government leaders, policymakers, and climate change experts from around the world will gather in the Philippines this week for a hig-level dialogue and a series of meetings to help Asia-PAcific countries move toward low-carbon and climate-resilient programs Read the news release.
Learn more about the event
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| 10 June |
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Old Southeast Asia Battlefields Become Business Zones
Commercial trucks from Thailand and Viet Nam are entering each other's territory for the first time following a formal exchange of traffic rights. Read the news release.
Video: New Road, Transport Agreement Boost Families' Incomes in Lao PDR
Learn more about the Greater Mekong Subregion
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| 5 June |
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ADB Celebrates World Environment Day
This year's World Environment Day calls for each individual to unite to combat climate change. Under its Strategy 2020, ADB is assisting the region's developing countries move towards a low-carbon growth path and boost their resilience to the adverse effects of climate change. As an institution, ADB is also responding to the call by minimizing its corporate environmental footprint.
View the Poverty and Enviroment in Asia and the Pacific multimedia presentation
Visit ADB's Climate Change website
Learn more about ADB's Environment Program
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| 3 June |
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ADB, Islamic Development Bank to Set Up Infrastructure Fund
ADB and the Islamic Development Bank agreed to set up Asia's first major multi-country Islamic infrastructure fund. The Islamic Infrastructure Fund, targeted at $500 million, will make Shari'ah-compliant equity investments in the 12 countries that are borrowing members of both development banks. Read the news release.
Watch video: ADB's Johanna Klein discusses the new Islamic infrastructure fund
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| May 2009 |
| 29 May |
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Aid-For-Trade Efforts Urged to Counter the Economic Crisis
Ministers, trade and senior government officials from around Asia gathered in Siem Reap, Cambodia to discuss the impact of the global crisis on trade, how Aid for Trade can support private sector growth, and how to include trade into national development strategies. Read the news release.
Read ADB President Kuroda's speech
Learn more about the meeting
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| 22 May |
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Entries Open for 2009 Journalism Awards
The ADB Institute invites journalists to enter the 2009 annual Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA). The program aims to recognize journalists covering development trends and the impact on countries and people in the region. Register online.
Read the announcement
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| 13 May |
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ADB Takes Part in World Ocean Conference
Thousands of delegates from around the world have gathered in Manado, Indonesia, for the World Ocean Conference that will culminate in the first Leaders Summit of the Coral Triangle Initiative.
Read the news release.
See the multimedia feature
Download the Coral Triangle Initiative brochure
Visit the Coral Triangle Initiative website
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| 11 May |
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ADB Responds to the Global Economic Crisis
This new report says ADB plans to increase its lending assistance by more than $10 billion in 2009-2010, bringing total ADB assistance for these two years to about $32 billion. This compares with about $22 billion in 2007-2008. Read the news release.
Download the publication
Visit the Global Economic Crisis website
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| 6 May |
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42nd Annual Meeting Closes in Bali
The global economic crisis is an opportunity to restructure the approach to development and bring about a more sustainable global balance, President Kuroda told the Annual Meeting. Read the news release.
Podcast
Visit the Annual Meeting website
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| 2 May |
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Protecting Whistleblowers and Witnesses
ADB is seeking feedback on proposed improvements to its existing whistleblower provisions to expand and clarify protections for those who report integrity violations and misconduct. Read the news release.
 Visit the Anticorruption and Integrity website
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| April 2009 |
| 30 April |
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ADB Triples Capital to Boost Poverty Reduction Efforts
ADB's Board of Governors has agreed to triple ADB's capital base from $55 billion to $165 billion, giving it much-needed resources to respond to the global economic crisis and to the long-term development needs of Asia and the Pacific. Read the news release.
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| 27 April |
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Southeast Asia Needs Urgent Climate Change Action
Southeast Asia, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change, faces a poorer future unless global warming is controlled, says a new ADB study. Read the news release.
Download the study
ADB Assistant Chief Economist speaks about economic impacts of climate change: Podcast | Video
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| 21 April |
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Asia Capital Markets Monitor
Asia's capital markets are starting to stabilize and the region's relatively resilient economies should help them recover as the global crisis ebbs and investor appetite returns, says the inaugural issue of ADB's Asia Capital Markets Monitor. Read the news release.
Download the report
Visit AsianBondsOnline
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| 17 April |
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ADB Loans Increase to $10.5 Billion in 2008
ADB approved $10.5 billion in loans, a 5.3% increase over the previous year, according to ADB's 2008 Annual Report, released ahead of the 42nd Annual Meeting to be held 2-5 May in Bali, Indonesia. Read the news release.
Download ADB's 2008 Annual Report
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| March 2009 |
| 31 March |
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Rebalancing Growth Key to Enduring Downturn
Developing Asia must pursue more balanced growth to help protect it from future external shocks, according to ADB's flagship economic publication, ADO 2009. Download the publication.
News release: Bleak Outlook for Developing Asia
Interview | Podcast
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| 21 March |
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World Water Day 2009: Sharing Water Across Borders
World Water Day 2009 focuses on opportunities for cooperation in transboundary water. Learn more about ADB's projects that foster strong collaborations for managing Asia's transboundary waters.
See photo essay.
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| 20 March |
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Policies on the Global Financial and Economic Crisis
A new ADB Institute report recommends policies for East Asian leaders to counter the current financial stress and economic downturn. Download the report.
Visit the ADBI website
Visit ADB's Global Financial Crisis website |
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| 10 March |
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Global Market Losses Reach $50 Trillion
The crisis slashed the value of financial assets worldwide by $50 trillion last year, with developing Asia suffering more than other emerging markets, says a new ADB study. Read the news release.
Speeches: ADB President Kuroda | Michel Camdessus
Download the study
Visit ADB's Global Financial Crisis website |
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| 10 March |
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Celebrating International Women's Day
ADB is marking the occasion with a panel discussion opened by ADB Vice-President Bindu Lohani on women and the economic crisis. Speakers are from Canada, Philippines, and Pakistan.
Read remarks by ADB's Shamshad Akhtar
View photo essay
Learn more about ADB's work in Gender and Development |
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| 3 March |
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Meeting Asia's Sanitation Challenge
ADB is hosting a dialogue this week among ministers, senior executives, and city mayors of its developing member countries to discuss sanitation options for the region. Learn more about the event.
Speech | News release | Video
Visit ADB's Sanitation website
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| February 2009 |
| 20 February |
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ADB's Ordinary Capital Resources: Investing for Our Future
Since 1968, ADB's OCR has supported projects that have enabled a dynamic set of countries to build infrastructure and create an environment for development. Read the impact stories.
Download PDF version
Visit the General Capital Increase website and see news coverage
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| 16 February |
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ADB Imposed Sanctions on 79 Entities in 2008 Due to Corruption
ADB imposed sanctions on 41 firms and 38 individuals last year as a result of its corruption investigations. This makes a total of 552 firms and individuals banned from working for ADB since it began investigating corruption allegations in 1998. Read the news release.
Download your free copy of the report
Visit the anticorruption and integrity website
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| 6 February |
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Asia's Local Bond Markets Set to Expand This Year
Emerging East Asia's local currency bond markets should grow again this year with governments and companies set to seek fresh funds, says a new ADB report. Read the news release.
Watch video: ADB's Jong-Wha Lee discusses emerging East Asia's local currency bond markets
Download the Asia Bond Monitor
Visit AsianBondsOnline
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| 2 February |
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Helping Philippines Lighten Its Power Bills
ADB will fund an energy-efficiency project in the Philippines that will give away 13 million energy-saving lights to homeowners and businesses as part of a government push to cut the nation's power bills. Read the news release.
View the photo essay
Visit our Clean Energy website
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| January 2009 |
| 26 January |
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Revitalizing Historic Inner-City Areas in Asia
A new ADB publication explores how three cities with historical centers - Ha Noi, Jakarta, and Manila - demonstrate the opportunities for public and private investments. Download Revitalization of Historic Inner-City Areas in Asia. |
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| 20 January |
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Eminent Persons to Advise ADB on Institutional and HR Management
ADB has established an Advisory Group of six eminent persons to advise on institutional and human resources management under ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2020. The Advisory Group is chaired by former EBRD President Jean Lemierre. Read the news release. |
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| 16 January |
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Global Financial Turmoil, and Developing Asia: Is the Era of High Growth at an End?
A new ADB paper summarizes events of the crisis from the US to the other industrial economies, emerging markets, and developing Asia. It sets the context for the Asian Development Outlook 2009 with an emphasis on rebalancing growth in developing Asia and, by implication, the world economy. Download the paper.
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| 6 January |
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Climate Change and Transport: Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Transport
A new paper analyses volatile fuel prices and increasing greenhouse emissions and recommends a new, target-oriented approach that places energy efficiency, environment, and health at the top of the policy agenda for transport and related sectors. Download the paper.
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