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4 Apr 2012

First ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide Published

The ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide, aimed at encouraging more cross-border bond issuance and investment in the region’s local currency bond markets, is now available through the ADB and AsianBondsOnline website.
26 Mar 2012

ADB: Indonesia Perlu Melakukan Transformasi Struktural Untuk Hindari Perangkap Negara Berpendapatan Menengah

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (26 Maret 2012) - Indonesia harus melakukan transformasi stuktural agar berhasil mencapai status sebagai negara berpendapatan tinggi, demikian disampaikan oleh Changyong Rhee Kepala Ekonom Asian Development Bank (ADB) dalam peluncuran buku baru terbitan ADB hari ini di Jakarta.
26 Mar 2012

Structural Reform Necessary for Indonesia to Avoid Middle Income Trap - ADB

Indonesia must promote structural transformation in order to successfully progress toward high income status, ADB's Chief Economist said at the launch of a new book published by the ADB.
22 Mar 2012

Grant Support to Strengthen Implementation of Climate Change Policy and Water and Sanitation Program in Indonesia

ADB will provide three technical assistance projects totaling $3.3 million to support the preparation of a water resources project, improve the government’s ability to implement a metropolitan sanitation program and implement effective climate change policy. The support is financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, administered by ADB.
6 Feb 2012

Asia Must Transform Economies to Counter Global Slump, Food Threats

Asia must accelerate homegrown growth in the face of global economic troubles, which means stepping up partnerships and funding to improve food security amidst rising price volatility, participants at a seminar held by ADB, the ADB Institute, and Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance heard today.
2 Feb 2012

ADB Improves Aid Transparency by Joining AidFlows.org

ADB is helping provide a clearer picture of how much development aid is provided and received around the world by joining AidFlows, in partnership with the World Bank and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
9 Jan 2012

Media Registration Open for ADB's 45th Annual Meeting in Manila

ADB has opened online media registration for the 45th Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors, to be held on 2–5 May 2012 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila. This is the 15th ADB Annual Meeting to be held in the Philippines, where ADB is headquartered.
3 Jan 2012

Electronic Government Improves Public Service Delivery in Sragen District
8 Dec 2011

ASEAN Justices Reach Common Vision on Environment

Chief Justices and senior judiciary from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed on a common vision on the role of the judiciary in tackling regional environmental challenges, such as deforestation and illegal logging, the illicit trade in wildlife, pollution and the destruction of coral reefs.
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.