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News Releases
1 May 2013
ASEAN Infrastructure Fund Readies $1 Billion Pipeline for Lending Operations
The ASEAN Infrastructure Fund Limited is set to begin its lending operations in the second half of 2013, with a pipeline of around $1 billion in projects for the next three years.
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.
12 Apr 2013
ADB Supports Solar Power Plants for Central Thailand
ADB is providing $85 million for the construction of three solar power plants in central Thailand, under a public-private partnership program, that will generate 57 megawatts in contracted capacity.
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.
2 Apr 2013
Mekong Countries Seek Greater Cooperation on Green Agriculture
Senior agriculture and environment officials from the six Greater Mekong Subregion countries met today to discuss environmentally sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in the region.
21 Mar 2013
Mortgage Insurance Seminar Held in Thailand
Perspectives and international experiences on mortgage insurance were shared today at a seminar on “Mortgage Insurance in Thailand” co-hosted by ADB and the Ministry of Finance.
18 Mar 2013
Flows into Asia Bond Markets Raise Risk of Asset Price Bubbles
Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets continued to expand in 2012, signaling ongoing investor interest in the region’s fast-growing economies but also raising the risk of asset price bubbles, said ADB's latest Asia Bond Monitor.
18 Mar 2013
Princess Mathilde of Belgium Discusses Microfinance in Thailand
Princess Mathilde of Belgium facilitated a roundtable discussion on microfinance development at the ADB office in Bangkok today. The discussion was attended by senior government officials, representatives of specialized financial institutions, and experts from universities and the research community.
8 Feb 2013
Workshop Discusses Thailand's Railway Sector Development
The importance of reforms and upgrades to Thailand’s railway system was emphasized today at a workshop co-hosted by ADB, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Transport.