Highlights

  • 4 May 2009

    ADB President Urges New Development Paradigm for Asia and the Pacific

    With the Asia and Pacific region hit hard by the global economic crisis, the region must rebalance growth, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda today told the opening session of the 42nd Annual Meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

  • 4 May 2009

    Asia Must Bolster Cooperation to Better Tackle Crisis

    Asia has made huge strides in regional cooperationsince the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis but needs to strengthen its regional institutions if it is to effectively tackle the current global economic crisis and overcome future challenges, a seminar audience heard today at ADB's 42nd Annual Meeting in Bali.

  • 4 May 2009

    Regional Cooperation Key to Improving Asia's Infrastructure Networks, Says Study

    Rapid economic growth in recent years has put enormous pressure on Asia's transport, energy, and communications infrastructure and unless these can be improved they will continue to be a bottleneck to growth, a threat to competitiveness, and an obstacle to poverty reduction, says a new book released by the ADB and the Asian Development Bank Institute.

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  • Supporting Nias' Recovery from Disaster On Nias Island in Indonesia, an ADB-supported microfinance program is helping poor families earn a better living following the devastating 2004 earthquake. Read the story and view the multimedia presentation.
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ADB and Indonesia have been partners since 1966. Indonesia is one of ADB's largest clients, and its second largest recipient of technical assistance support. In this publication, we tell stories of how the ADB-Indonesia partnership has helped fulfill the vision of an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty.