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| Donors Emphasize Aid for Trade as a Priority |
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After a two-day conference on Mobilizing Aid for Trade, major donors have expressed willingness to provide more funds to small and weak states in Asia and the Pacific to help them lay the groundwork for increased trade and thus reap the benefits of globalization. |
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| ADB Seeks Funds for Anti-Poverty Efforts |
ADB representatives called for intensified efforts to fight poverty during discussions on the Asian Development Fund, an endowment used to provide grants and low-interest loans to some of Asia and the Pacific’s poorest nations.
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| ADF X Donors’ Meeting Opening Remarks |
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ADB is now engaged in a round of discussions on the ninth replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (ADF X) with donors for the period 2009-2012. ADF is a major instrument of concessional financing in support of equitable and sustainable development for the region. Read ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda's opening remarks at the opening session of the first ADF X Donors’ Meeting held on 13-14 September 2007 in Sydney, Australia. |
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| ADO 2007 UPDATE: Supply-Side Factors Boosting Asian Exports |
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Developing Asia’s export performance is critically influenced by the availability and quality of the services and infrastructure that form the backbone of efficient production chains and by factors that attract and provide comfort to foreign direct investors. |
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| Meeting the Challenges of a New Asia [ PDF ] |
| In the face of a changing Asia and Pacific, are the existing development paradigms, policies and strategies outdated? The Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction Forum on 8–9 October helped determine how inclusive growth and poverty reduction efforts can be made more effective for the new Asia and Pacific. |
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