News Releases

5 May 2013

Improved South-Southeast Asia Connectivity Key to Boosting Trade, Rebalancing Economy

Better connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia – through hardware and associated software – can unlock the full benefits of closer economic ties between the two subregions and help rebalance Asian growth toward domestic and regional markets, delegates at the 46th Annual Meeting of ADB heard today.
4 May 2013

Apps for Asia Winners Featured at ADB Annual Meeting

ADB and Microsoft Corp. will showcase the Apps For Asia – Redesigning Development Program at the ADB’s 46th Annual Meeting. The program includes concepts for mobile applications that track water usage, consolidate the most sought-after emergency services, monitor medication use among tuberculosis patients, and help public transit users plan travel.
4 May 2013

Asia's Public Services Failing Needy, New Approaches Required - Study

Public services in developing Asia’s are frequently failing to reach the needy, says a new ADB study which recommends improvements to avoid a further widening of the region’s already sharp divide between rich and poor.
3 May 2013

ADB, IE Singapore to Launch PPP Initiative for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN

ADB and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore today signed a Letter of Commitment to launch a public-private partnership initiative to catalyze infrastructure development within ASEAN.
1 May 2013

ADB Supports Hydro and Wind Power Plants in India with Equity Investment

ADB is investing $30 million equity in NSL Renewable Power Private Ltd. (NRPPL), a leading renewable energy company in India, to support hydropower and wind power projects that will generate 530 gigawatt-hours every year, and reduce carbon dioxide emission by 400,000 tons annually from 2017 onward.
1 May 2013

Participants Gather for ADB's 46th Annual Meeting

Delegates have begun arriving today at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, Delhi National Capital Region, to register for ADB's 46th Annual Meeting of its Board of Governors, which begins May 2nd.
1 May 2013

众代表聚首亚行第46届年会

代表们于今日陆续抵达位于印度国家首都地区大诺伊达的印度博览中心，注册参加将于5月2日开幕的亚洲开发银行（亚行）第46届理事会年会。
22 Apr 2013

ADB Assistance Tops $21.5 Billion in 2012

ADB approved $21.57 billion in financing operations including cofinancing last year, according to ADB’s 2012 Annual Report, released ahead of its 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors to be held 2–5 May in Delhi, India.
16 Apr 2013

ADB's 46th Annual Meeting to Focus on Empowerment

Ministers and senior government officials, business leaders, fellow international institutions, and civil society representatives are set to gather in Noida, India from 2-5 May for the 46th Annual Meeting of ADB, which will focus on development through empowerment.
9 Apr 2013

Asia's Future Prosperity Requires Major Change in Energy Use

Asia is moving along a dangerously unsustainable energy path that will result in environmental disaster and a gaping divide in energy access between rich and poor unless the region dramatically changes course, says a new ADB report.