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News Releases
17 May 2011
GMS Countries Meet to Further North-South Economic Corridor Development
Senior officials from five countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion along with private sector representatives will meet here on 19-20 May to discuss priority issues and further advance development of the North-South Economic Corridor.
29 Mar 2011
Emerging Asian Bond Markets Register Strong Growth in 2010 - ADB Report
Emerging East Asia's local currency bond markets expanded by 13.6% to $5.2 trillion in 2010, driven by strong growth in corporate bonds that helped to offset a decline in issuance by central banks and some governments in the last quarter of 2010.
14 Feb 2011
ADB Signs $300 Million Loan to Develop Thailand's Capital Market
ADB signed a $300 million loan agreement with Thailand today for capital market development designed to boost investment and support long term growth.
25 Jan 2011
ADB Supports Tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion
ADB will continue to help countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion promote tourism as a way to reduce poverty. The announcement came at the 2011 ASEAN Tourism Forum in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.
27 Dec 2010
ADB To Help Set Up Railway Coordination Office for GMS Countries
ADB will provide a technical assistance grant to help countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion achieve greater connectivity through coordinated railway development.
13 Dec 2010
ADB, GMS Countries Seek Community Support to Conserve Threatened Forests
ADB is supporting the governments of Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam in a community-driven initiative to conserve more than 1.9 million hectares of threatened forest land, home to over 170,000 mostly poor, ethnic minority people.
8 Dec 2010
ADB and AusAID Strengthen GMS Transport and Trade Facilitation
A $5.7 million technical assistance grant from ADB will help to improve transport and trade facilitation between countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
29 Nov 2010
ADB Approves $95 Million to Help Lao PDR, Viet Nam Upgrade Key Road Network
ADB will extend $95 million to help the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam upgrade roads in the northeastern transport corridor that offers trade and poverty reduction benefits to both countries, as well as the wider Mekong region.
29 Nov 2010
Corporate Issuance Drives Asia's Local Bond Markets to $5 Trillion - Report
A rapid rise of corporate bond issuance in emerging East Asia has driven the growth in the region's local currency bond markets to just over $5 trillion.
23 Nov 2010
ADB to Improve Dengue, Disease Monitoring in Three Mekong Countries
ADB is extending $49 million to expand surveillance response systems to help control dengue outbreaks, and prevent the spread of communicable and tropical diseases in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.