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News Releases
2 Dec 2010
Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan Sign Cross-Border Transport Agreement Under CAREC
Kubanychbek Mamaev, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Olimjon Boboev, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Tajikistan, today signed a Cross-Border Transport Agreement that will promote bilateral and regional trade.
1 Dec 2010
ADB Establishes Pooled Infrastructure Fund for Afghanistan
ADB will set up a new fund which will pool public and private resources to help Afghanistan finance much-needed infrastructure.
4 Nov 2010
ADB President Calls for Policies to Improve Economic Resilience
ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda today urged developing Asia's policymakers to implement macroeconomic and regulatory policies that would help sustain the region's recovery and enable their economies to become more responsive and resilient to future crises.
2 Nov 2010
ADB Forum on Financial Crisis to Discuss Stimulus, Role of Central Banks
The steps taken by Asia to rebound from the global economic crisis, including financial stimulus packages, exit strategies, and the role of central banks in promoting long-term financial stability, will be discussed this week at a forum organized by ADB.
2 Nov 2010
Turkmenistan and Pakistan Join CAREC as Central Asia Partnership Looks to 2020
Ministers at the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program today welcomed the accession of two new members - Turkmenistan and Pakistan.
29 Oct 2010
Expanding CAREC Takes Stock of a Decade of Cooperation
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program is holding its 9th Ministerial Conference as member countries take stock of a partnership that is laying the groundwork for a truly integrated and globally connected region.
22 Oct 2010
Asian Megacities Threatened by Climate Change - Report
Asia's coastal megacities will flood more often, on a larger scale, and affect millions more people, if current climate change trends continue, a new report warns.
14 Oct 2010
ADB to Help Asia Unleash Solar Power Potential
ADB is to help Asia and the Pacific develop the know-how and capabilities to make solar energy a future large-scale power source.
14 Oct 2010
Lose Less, Reuse More, Is Key to Solving Asia's Water Crisis - ADB Conference
If Asia's fast growing cities have to drive its fabled economic growth, they must curb water losses drastically, and adopt best-in-class water treatment and distribution systems, say new studies released at a conference here today.
13 Oct 2010
Asia Needs to Produce More Food with Less Water - ADB Conference
Asia's ageing irrigation systems must be revitalized to produce more crops with less water in the face of the region's surging demand for food, a rising population, and stressed water resources, say new studies released at a conference here today.