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News Releases
7 Nov 2011
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.
3 Nov 2011
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.
25 Sep 2011
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.
14 Sep 2011
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.
1 Sep 2011
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.
9 Aug 2011
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.
4 Aug 2011
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.
4 Aug 2011
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.
1 Aug 2011
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.
1 Aug 2011
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.