News Releases

30 Mar 2006

ADB Preparing Program to Boost Afghanistan's Private Sector

A US$1 million grant from ADB is helping Afghanistan prepare a program that will enhance the role of the private sector in economic growth and poverty reduction.
14 Mar 2006

Washington, DC, Workshop to Explore Asia's 'Brain Gain' Potential from Overseas Professionals

A workshop opens this week in Washington, DC, to explore the potential contribution to Asia's economic development of overseas professionals.
31 Jan 2006

$1 Billion Earmarked for Afghanistan, ADB President Tells London Conference

ADB plans to provide Afghanistan with US$1 billion in low-interest loans and outright grants over the next five years, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda told an international conference. The assistance will promote economic growth and poverty reduction in support of Afghanistan's new five-year development plan, the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy.
4 Jan 2006

400,000 in Western Afghanistan to Benefit from Integrated Water Resources Project

About 400,000 mostly poor people will benefit from a water resources management project for Afghanistan's western basins backed by an ADB assistance package totaling US$75 million.
21 Dec 2005

First Part of Program to Reform Afghanistan's Public and Fiscal Administration

ADB has approved the first part of a program to reform Afghanistan's fiscal management and public administration with an assistance package totaling US$55 million.
23 Nov 2005

$952 Million Program to Support Central Asia Regional Cooperation

ADB will substantially increase its support for regional cooperation in Central Asia over the next three years.
21 Nov 2005

New Loan Approved to Rehabilitate Dushanbe-Kyrgyz-Border Road

ADB will help boost regional trade and cooperation in Central Asia through a US$29.5 million loan that will help rehabilitate a critical part of the road linking Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, to the Kyrgyz Republic.
6 Nov 2005

Business Leaders Form Central-South Asia Regional Business Roundtable

More than 40 business leaders and policymakers from Central and South Asia met on 4 November to establish a Regional Business Roundtable (RBR) to expand the involvement of the business community in economic cooperation in the region.
6 Nov 2005

Central Asian States Create Electricity Regulators' Forum

Seven countries today signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a forum of electricity regulators in the Central Asia region.
6 Nov 2005

Ministers Urge More Rapid Integration of Central Asian Economies

Ministers from Central Asian and neighboring countries agreed today on a series of specific measures to accelerate economic cooperation in the fast-growing region.