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New ADB President to Host High-Level Meeting on Tsunami Assistance
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (8 February 2005) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will host a high-level meeting in March to coordinate assistance to tsunami affected countries, ADB President, Haruhiko Kuroda, announced today.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/News/2005/nr2005017.asp
Financial News
Bangladesh - Quarterly Economic Updated Posted
http://www.adb.org/Documents/News/BRM/brm-200501.asp
People's Republic of China - A reheated Economy
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3597367
S. Korea - Banks' Bad Loans Fall to Five-year Low
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/02/03/200502030024.asp
Could 2005 be the Year of the Yen?
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_pesek&sid=at7kFSHISHZ4
South East Asian Markets Set to Lure Foreigners
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/2/4/business/10086327&sec=business
Thailand - Foreign Investors are Bullish on the SET
http://www.bday.net/detail.asp?id=63531
Inside ADB
ADB's New President Assumes Office
Haruhiko Kuroda became the eight president of ADB on 1 February. The successor to Tadao Chino vows to continue the poverty reduction agenda.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/News/2005/nr2005016.asp
For Mr. Kuroda full biography:
http://www.adb.org/About/mgmt-001.asp
ADB Spends $ 9 Million to Fight HIV/Aids in the GMS Region
Mass migration and a rampant sex trade are causing a huge spike in HIV/Aids in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Two projects will use education to counter the spread of the deadly disease in Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Cambodia.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Periodicals/ADB_Review/2004/vol36-6/killer-border.asp
See also - The Condom Campaign in Cambodia:
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Periodicals/ADB_Review/2004/vol36-6/condom-campaign.asp
ADB Lowers Lending Rates
The new rates affect both US dollar and Japanese yen single currency pool based loans for the period 1 January to 30 June 2005.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/News/2005/nr2005002.asp
New ADB Office Opens in Thailand
http://www.adb.org/Documents/News/2005/nr2005004.asp
Managing For Development Results - Update
The global development agenda now includes a consistent focus on development effectiveness. This is designed to pave a smoother path to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for eradicating human poverty and other sources of human deprivation. Several key milestones were established since the MDGs declaration in 2000. This column will provide updates on what happens next in the global agenda and ADB initiatives within Asia.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Periodicals/MfDR/jan-2005.pdf
Business & Employment Opportunities
http://www.adb.org/Opportunities/default.asp
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http://www.adb.org/NARO/events.asp
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http://www.adb.org/News/calendar.asp
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