News Releases

6 Dec 2011

Rising Risk of Deep Eurozone-US Recessions Poses Threat to Asia

Economic growth in emerging East Asia will continue to moderate into 2012 as growing sovereign debt problems in Europe and an anemic US economy raise the spectre of a deep global economic downturn, says ADB's latest Asia Economic Monitor.
3 Nov 2011

ADB $3 Million to Help Cambodia Meet Urgent Needs After Devastating Floods

ADB is providing emergency humanitarian assistance of $3 million to work with the Cambodian government to help meet some of its most critical needs in the wake of the country’s worst flooding in over a decade.
25 Sep 2011

Innovative Fund to Pave Way for Infrastructure Boom

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is creating a new fund to finance major infrastructure projects across the region.
14 Sep 2011

ADB Lifts Cambodia's 2011 Growth, But Global Market Concerns Remain for 2012

Positive trends in the first six months of this year will drive Cambodia’s economic growth in 2011 to 6.8%, up from the 6.5% Asian Development Bank forecast made in April. the revision is mainly driven by a surge in garment exports in the first half of 2011, says the Asian Development Outlook 2011 Update.
19 Aug 2011

Partnerships Are Vital to Success of Development Projects: ADB

ADB is fully committed to working with the Government, NGOs, civil society, and other stakeholders to ensure the implementation of ADB's safeguard policies in all ADB-financed projects. ADB believes that NGOs and civil society play an important role in the successful implementation of development projects, and hopes that NGOs will be allowed to continue making contributions.
4 Aug 2011

GMS Countries Gear Up For Second Generation Cooperation

Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion are poised to move the GMS Economic Cooperation Program into a second generation of initiatives over the next ten years.
4 Aug 2011

GMS Development Partners Support New Strategic Framework

Key development partners of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program met senior officials of the GMS countries to discuss support for the new Strategic Framework 2012-22 that will guide the program over the next decade.
1 Aug 2011

GMS Countries Vow Continued Environmental Collaboration

Representatives of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries reaffirmed their continued support for regional cooperation on biodiversity conservation and environmental management.
1 Aug 2011

GMS Countries Vow Continued Environmental Collaboration

Representatives of the Greater Mekong Subregion countries reaffirmed their continued support for regional cooperation on biodiversity conservation and environmental management.
28 Jul 2011

Cambodia Hosts 3rd GMS Ministerial Meeting; Discuss Second Phase of Subregional Environment Program

Representatives of GMS countries comprising of Cambodia, Peoples’ Republic of China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Union of Myanmar, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam are meeting here today to discuss and decide on the continuing collaboration on an important resource that the countries share -  the environment.