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6 November 2009, Friday

• Concept Papers
• Crop Diversification and Commercialization Project (Nepal) [ PDF ]


• DEC Chair's Summaries
• Chair's Summary of the Committee Discussion on 24 August 2009 [ PDF ]


• Management Response
• Management Response to the Annual Report on 2008 Portfolio Performance [ PDF ]


• Project Completion Reports
• Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project (Afghanistan) [ PDF ]


• Resettlement Planning Documents
• Central Region Transport Networks Improvement Sector Project (Viet Nam)


• Translated Documents
• ADB Announces Asia-Pacific Climate Change Video Contest (Chinese) [ PDF ]
• ADB to Help PRC Combat Water Shortages in the Western Region (Chinese) [ PDF ]
• East Asia Department Knowledge Management Initiatives in 2008 (Chinese) [ PDF ]
• Sustainable Urbanization Key to Sustainable Growth, Says ADB (Chinese) [ PDF ]

5 November 2009, Thursday

• BOD Chair's Summaries
• Review of the Asian Development Bank’s Exposure Limits on Nonsovereign Operations [ PDF ]


• Implementation Completion Memoranda
• Rural Livelihood Development Project (Financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction) (Kyrgyz Republic) [ PDF ]


• Loan Agreements
• Loan Agreement for Public Expenditure Support Facility Program between People's Republic of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank dated 26 October 2009 (Bangladesh) [ PDF ]
• Loan Agreement for Countercyclical Support Facility between People's Republic of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank dated 26 October 2009 (Bangladesh) [ PDF ]
• Loan Agreement for Public Expenditure Support Facility Program between People's Republic of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank dated 26 October 2009 (Bangladesh) [ PDF ]


• Progress Reports on Tranche Releases
• Governance Support Program (Nepal) [ PDF ]


• Resettlement Planning Documents
• Local Government Infrastructure Improvement Project: Library and Health Centre Building Subproject in Galgamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha (Sri Lanka) [ PDF ]


• Social and Environmental Monitoring Reports
• Actis China Fund 2, L.P. (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]
• AIF Capital Asia III (Regional) [ PDF ]
• JS Private Equity Fund I (Pakistan) [ PDF ]
• Municipal Natural Gas Infrastructure Development Project: Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report for Period April 2008 to March 2009 (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Speeches
• Statement by Country Director Gil-Hong Kim at the 2009 Round Table Implementation Meeting (RTIM) (3 November 2009, Vientiane, Lao PDR)

4 November 2009, Wednesday

• Environmental Monitoring Reports
• Heilongjiang Road Network Development Project: Environmental Monitoring Report for Rural Link Roads (September 2009) (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Financing Agreements
• Financing Agreement for the Shaanxi Qinling Biodiversity Conservation and Demonstration Project between the Government of the People's Republic of China and Asian Development Bank (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Grant Implementation Manuals
• Piloting the Post-Harvest Technology and Skills Bridging Program for Rural Poor (Cambodia) [ PDF ]


• Loan Agreements
• Loan Agreement for Shaanxi Qinling Biodiversity Conservation and Demonstration Project between the People's Republic of China and Asian Development Bank (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Management Speeches
• Speech by ADB Vice-President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss at the Sub-regional Workshop on Aligning Policies and Strategies to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals in South Asia (4-6 November, Kathmandu, Nepal)
• Opening Remarks by ADB Vice-President Bindu Lohani at the Asian Regional Public Debt Management Forum (3 November 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)


• Project Agreements
• Project Agreement for Shaanxi Qinling Biodiversity Conservation and Demonstration Project between Asian Development Bank and the Shaanxi Provincial Government (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Resettlement Planning Documents
• Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program: Resettlement Plan for the Alwar Water Supply Sub-project (India) [ PDF ]


• Speeches
• Remarks by Country Director Makoto Ojiro at the Press Conference on the Outcomes of the 8th CAREC Ministerial Conference (3 November 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)


• Technical Assistance Completion Reports
• Capacity Building of Executing Agencies for Financial Management of Projects in East and Central Asia (Regional) [ PDF ]
• Establishment of the Clean Development Mechanism Fund (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]
• Financial Sector Governance (Kazakhstan) [ PDF ]
• Strengthening the National Accounts System (Nepal) [ PDF ]


• Technical Assistance Consultants' Reports
• Capacity Development for Public Financial Management (Tuvalu)
• Facility for Economic Infrastructure Management (Financed by the Japan Special Fund): Explanatory Booklet -- Actions for Palau's Future 2009 - 2014 (Palau) [ PDF ]
• Facility for Economic Infrastructure Management (Financed by the Japan Special Fund): Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy for Sustainable Economic Development (Palau) [ PDF ]


• Translated Documents
• Annual Report 2008 (Japanese)

3 November 2009, Tuesday

• Books, Periodicals, Studies, and Reports
• Energy Outlook for Asia and the Pacific
• Energy Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (1990-2006)


• Management Speeches
• Closing Remarks by ADB Vice-President C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr. at the ADB and ADB Institute Joint Seminar - "Historical Trends and Outlook of Energy in Asia and the Pacific" (3 November 2009, Tokyo, Japan)


• Other Notices
• North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (Pakistan)


• Resettlement Planning Documents
• Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program: Resettlement Plan for the Alwar Waste Water Sub-project (India) [ PDF ]
• Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program: Resettlement Plan for the Bharatpur Water Supply Sub-project (India) [ PDF ]
• Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program: Resettlement Plan for the Rajsamand Waste Water Sub-project (India) [ PDF ]
• Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program: Resettlement Plan for the Sikar Waste Water Subproject (India) [ PDF ]


• Speeches
• Statement by Country Director Makoto Ojiro at the Donor Coordination Council on Tajikistan: Joint Country Partnership Strategy - 2010-2012 (2 November 2009, Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
• Remarks by Country Director Richard Vokes at the Evaluation Workshop of the Plantation Development Project (30 October 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka)


• Working Papers
• The People's Republic of China as an Engine of Growth for Developing Asia?: Evidence from Vector Autoregression Models (No. 175) [ PDF ]

30 October 2009, Friday

• Annual Evaluation Reports
• 2008 Annual Report on Acting on Recommendations [ PDF ]


• DEC Chair's Summaries
• Chair's Summary of the Committee Discussion on 16 September 2009 [ PDF ]
• Chair's Summary of the Committee Discussion on 16 September 2009 [ PDF ]


• Environment Impact Assessment
• South Gobi-PRC Railway Development Project (Mongolia)


• Management Response
• 2008 Annual Report on Acting on Recommendations [ PDF ]
• Country Assistance Program Evaluation for the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam [ PDF ]
• Sector Assistance Program Evaluation for the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam [ PDF ]


• Others
• Update (as of July 21, 2009) on the Lao Pdr: Nam Theun 2 (Nt2) Hydroelectric Project [ PDF ]


• Procurement Notices
• Proposed Heilongjiang Road Development II Project (Yichun-Nenjiang) (China, People's Republic of)
• MFF Energy Efficiency Investment Program (EEIP)- Tranche 1 (Pakistan)


• Project Administration Memoranda
• Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Tourism Development Project (Lao People's Democratic Republic) [ PDF ]
• Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Tourism Development Project (Viet Nam) [ PDF ]


• Resettlement Planning Documents
• GMS Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project: Resettlement Plan for the Northern Line and the Missing Link (Regional) [ PDF ]

29 October 2009, Thursday

• Grant Agreements
• Grant Agreement for Education for the Poor - Financial Crisis Response Project between Mongolia and Asian Development Bank (Mongolia) [ PDF ]


• Loan Agreements
• Loan Agreement for Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project between The People's Republic of China and Asian Development Bank (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]
• Loan Agreement for Road Corridor Investment Program - Project 1 between Georgia and Asian Development Bank dated 29 October 2009 (Georgia) [ PDF ]


• Management Speeches
• Keynote Address by ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda at the ADB/ADBI Conference on Asian Architecture and Global Governance on "Designing a Framework for Effective Governance" (29 October 2009, ADB Headquarters, Mandaluyong City, Philippines)
• Presentation by ADB Vice-President Ursula Schäfer-Preuss at the Round Table Discussion on Educating Asian Leaders for Tomorrow on the Education Landscape and Challenges in the Region (29 October 2009, The Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines)


• Procurement Notices
• Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project (Kyrgyztan)
• Omnibus Infrastructure Project (Micronesia, Federated States of)


• Project Agreements
• Project Agreement for Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project between Asian Development Bank and Liaoning Provincial Government (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Resettlement Planning Documents
• Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project (Philippines)
• Urban Development Sector Project (Mongolia) [ PDF ]


• Social Monitoring Report
• Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (India) [ PDF ]


• Technical Assistance Consultants' Reports
• Assessing Colombo Municipality Wastewater Systems (Financed by the Technical Assistance Special Fund) (Sri Lanka)

28 October 2009, Wednesday

• Country Operations Business Plan
• Cambodia: 2009-2012 [ PDF ]


• DEC Chair's Summary
• Chair's Summary of the Committee Discussion on 23 September 2009 [ PDF ]


• Employment Opportunities
• International Staff Vacancies  


• Initial Poverty and Social Assessment
• Khulna Water Supply Project (Bangladesh) [ PDF ]


• Grant Agreements
• Grant Agreement for Private Sector and SME Development Program Cluster - Subprogram 2 between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Asian Development Bank dated 23 October 2009 (Lao People's Democratic Republic) [ PDF ]


• Grant Assistance Reports
• Capacity Building for the Promotion of Legal Identity among the Poor in Nepal (Financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction) (Nepal) [ PDF ]


• Technical Assistance Consultants' Reports
• Enhancing the Autonomy, Accountability, and Efficiency of the Judiciary, and Improving the Administration of Justice (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) (Philippines)
• Sector-wide Approach in Education Sector Development (Lao People's Democratic Republic)

27 October 2009, Tuesday

• Design and Monitoring Frameworks
• Regional Cooperation of Domestic Credit Rating Agencies in South Asia (Regional) [ PDF ]


• Procurement Notices
• Proposed Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Project (China, People's Republic of)
• Proposed Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Program (HPCEDIP) - Project 3 (India)
• Northern Power Transmission Expansion Sector Project (Viet Nam)


• Procurement Plans
• Shaanxi Qinling Biodiversity Conservation and Demonstration Project (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Reports and Recommendations of the President
• Shaanxi Qinling Biodiversity Conservation and Demonstration Project (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Working Papers Series
• How Has Asia Fared in the Global Crisis? A Tale of Three Countries:Republic of Korea, Philippines, and Thailand (No. 174) [ PDF ]

26 October 2009, Monday

• Loan Agreements
• Loan Agreement for Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Project between Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Asian Development Bank (Sri Lanka) [ PDF ]


• Management Speeches
• Remarks by ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda at the 6th BIMP-EAGA Summit (25 October 2009, Cha-am, Petchburi Province, Thailand)
• Speech by ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda at the 4th East Asia Summit on "Crisis Opportunities and ADB's Role" (25 October 2009, Cha-am Hua Hin, Thailand)


• Project Agreements
• Project Agreement for Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Project between Asian Development Bank and Colombo Municipal Council (Sri Lanka) [ PDF ]
• Project Agreement for Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Project between Asian Development Bank and National Water Supply and Drainage Board (Sri Lanka) [ PDF ]


• Procurement Notices
• Proposed Heilongjiang Road Development II Project (Yichun-Nenjiang) (China, People's Republic of)


• Resettlement Planning Documents
• Hunan Flood Management Sector Project (Zhuzhou City) (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]
• Hunan Flood Management Sector Project (Xintian County) (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Social and Environmental Monitoring Reports
• Southern Transport Development Project (Sri Lanka)


• Technical Assistance Consultants' Reports
• Transport Sector Development Strategy (Armenia)