News Releases

New Thai Power Plant to Help Meet Growing Demand for Electricity

ADB is lending $170 million to build a new power plant in Thailand that will provide clean, affordable electricity to help meet the country’s increasing demand for supply.

New Hydro Plant to Provide Clean Energy for Thailand, Cut Poverty in Lao PDR

ADB will provide approximately $465 million to support the construction of a 440-megawatt hydropower plant that will supply power to energy-hungry Thailand and provide much-needed revenue to fund poverty reduction programs in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Innovative Fund to Pave Way for Infrastructure Boom

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is creating a new fund to finance major infrastructure projects across the region.

Developing Asia's Growth to Moderate Amid Global Uncertainty - ADB Report

ADB has cut its 2011 and 2012 growth forecasts for developing Asia amid ongoing worries about weak external demand from its key trading partners.

Emerging East Asia's Bond Markets Expand, Still in Demand - Report

Local currency bond markets in emerging East Asia continued to expand in the first half of this year as demand from foreign investors increased, with the region’s economic growth set to outpace much of the rest of the world.

Resilience of Asia's Capital Markets Tested by Global Economic Events - ADB

Emerging Asia’s capital markets have shown great resilience over the past year, but the recent sharp sell-offs in response to economic uncertainty in the US and eurozone underscore the need for stronger policies to boost investor confidence and reduce excessive volatility, says a new report from ADB.

GMS Countries Gear Up For Second Generation Cooperation

Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion are poised to move the GMS Economic Cooperation Program into a second generation of initiatives over the next ten years.

GMS Development Partners Support New Strategic Framework

Key development partners of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program met senior officials of the GMS countries to discuss support for the new Strategic Framework 2012-22 that will guide the program over the next decade.

GMS Countries Vow Continued Environmental Collaboration

Representatives of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries reaffirmed their continued support for regional cooperation on biodiversity conservation and environmental management.

GMS Countries Vow Continued Environmental Collaboration

Representatives of the Greater Mekong Subregion countries reaffirmed their continued support for regional cooperation on biodiversity conservation and environmental management.