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2 Oct 2013

Asia Must Step Up Governance Reforms to Sustain Growth and Development

Asia and the Pacific's economic gains must be matched by stepped-up efforts on governance so that growth benefits can be more evenly shared and development progress locked in, says a new ADB report.
2 Oct 2013

Developing Asia Slowing Amid Global Financial Jitters

Softer than expected economic activity in the People’s Republic of China and India and jitters over the United States quantitative easing program will weigh on Asia and the Pacific’s growth prospects in the near term, says a new ADB report.
21 Aug 2013

Asia Cannot Bypass Manufacturing on Path to Prosperity - ADB Report

Industrialization must be an essential part of the growth formula if Asian countries want to prosper and avoid the middle income trap, says a new ADB report.
16 Jul 2013

Challenge for Asia to Maintain Growth Momentum - ADB Report

Continued tepid demand from the major industrial economies coupled with slower growth in the People’s Republic of China are weighing on the outlook for developing Asia, says a new ADB report.
28 Jun 2013

Central Asia Officials Meet to Discuss Implementation of CAREC Program

Senior officials from the 10 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program met on 27-28 June in Almaty to review the implementation of the program aimed to develop regional transport networks, boost regional trade, and secure an efficient, reliable energy supply.
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.
22 Apr 2013

Farmers in Kazakhstan to Enjoy Steady Income with Loan to Beverage Maker

Local dairy and fruit farmers in Kazakhstan are expected to secure long-term supply contracts from the country’s leading beverage company as it expands production facilities and improves its delivery system through financial assistance from ADB.
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.
9 Apr 2013

Developing Asia's Growth Steps Up to 6.6% in 2013

Rising private consumption and stronger intraregional trade will spur a pickup in growth in developing Asia in 2013 and 2014, as economic activity in the US and Europe remains in the doldrums, ADB says in a major new report.
11 Dec 2012

Trade in Kazakhstan Seen Rising as ADB, Local Banks Sign Trade Finance Deals

Two local banks in Kazakhstan today signed trade finance agreements with ADB to boost their lending portfolios to domestic trading companies whose financing were hampered by a series of bank restructurings in the country.

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