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25 November 2009Two Indonesian Banks Sign Trade Agreements with ADBTwo Indonesian banks today signed trade financing agreements with ADB, a move that will help them provide crucial support for their local exporters and importers.
25 November 2009Viet Nam to Overhaul Secondary Education to Meet Changing Labor NeedsViet Nam is planning a major overhaul of its secondary education system to reflect the changing needs of the labor market and to keep its economy competitive and robust.
25 November 2009ADB Launches New Approach to Improve Development Effectiveness in the PacificADB has launched a new approach to improve its development efforts in the Pacific.
24 November 2009Local Currency Bonds in Emerging East Asia Top $4 Trillion - ADB ReportOutstanding local currency bonds in emerging East Asia stood at $4.2 trillion at the end of September 2009, up 14.8% over 12 months and nearly eight times more than at the end of 1996, shortly before the onset of the Asian financial crisis.
- See also:
- Asia, ADB Should Work Together to Develop Local Currency Bond Markets
24 November 2009ADB Supports $640M Plan to Strengthen Aviation Safety, Services, in PNGPapua New Guinea is targeting sweeping improvements to its national airports under a $640 million plan to strengthen safety and services, and to open up new economic opportunities for the resource-rich Pacific country.

Cutting Red Tape Key to Boosting Trade

Trade facilitation is recognized as the key to unlocking further gains from international trade, especially in Asia and the Pacific, where it takes three times longer to complete exports procedures than it does in developed countries. A new report from ADB and UN ESCAP assesses the status of trade facilitation in Asia.

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Speeches

Water Community of Practice In Collaboration with Environment and Health CoPs
	Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President ADB Headquarters, Mandaluyong City 25 Nov 2009
"Looking Beyond the Crisis"
	Bindu Lohani, Vice President Grand Hyatt, Singapore 24 Nov 2009