News Releases

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.

Pilot Carbon Emissions Trading System Readied in PRC

ADB will help the People’s Republic of China set up a pilot provincial emissions trading system that could pave the way for a national scheme and lower greenhouse gas emissions in the country.

ADB, Banks Sign Loan for China Everbright International's Clean Waste-to-Energy Plants in the PRC

ADB and China Everbright International Limited are partnering with seven banks on a $100 million B loan facility to finance a series of  new waste-to-energy plants using a clean technology across the People’s Republic of China.

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.

Mekong Leaders Agree on Wide-Ranging Development Plan for Next Decade

At the conclusion of the 4th Greater Mekong Subregion Summit today, leaders of the six nations that share the Mekong River agreed on a new 10-year plan to boost growth, development and poverty reduction across the GMS.

ADB, PRC Work to Save Internationally Renowned Wetlands

Two national nature reserves that are part of globally renowned coastal wetlands in the People’s Republic of China will be restored and preserved using a loan of almost $37 million from ADB.

ADB $200 Million Loan to Help PRC's Guangxi Improve Cities, Unlock Potential

ADB is extending a $200 million loan for infrastructure upgrades to improve living conditions and open up new economic opportunities in three strategically vital seaport cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China.

Development Partners Commit to Support CAREC 2020

Ministers and senior representatives of development agencies met in Baku to discuss support for the new 10-year strategy for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program.

Regional Cooperation On Track as CAREC Endorses 10-Year Strategy

Ministers from the 10-country Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program today endorsed CAREC 2020, a framework for intensified regional cooperation that promises to build on the program's first decade of achievement.

CAREC Ministers Celebrate a Decade of Cooperation

Next week in Baku, Azerbaijan, ministers from 10 countries spanning the Caucuses, and Central, East and South Asia will gather to mark a decade of achievement, including $17 billion of investments in energy, trade and transportation under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program.