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Asia's Increasing Rich-Poor Divide Undermining Growth, Stability - ADB Report

Asia’s rapid growth is leaving millions behind, causing a widening gap between rich and poor that threatens to undermine the region’s stability, according to a new report from ADB.

Developing Asia Growth Subdued but Steady - ADB Report

Weak global demand will weigh on developing Asia in 2012 but growth rates in most economies remain robust and should tick back up in 2013 with private consumption providing support, ADB says in a new report.

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.

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.

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.

ADB, EBRD Strengthen Ties in Caucasus and Central Asia

ADB and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have agreed to work more closely on a range of projects to build capacity and promote public private partnerships across the Caucasus and Central Asia.

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.

CAREC 2020: Boosting Trade, Transport and Energy in Central Asia

Senior officials from the 10 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program, met today in Baku, Azerbaijan, and moved towards completing a strategic framework that over the next decade will help further develop regional transport networks, boost regional trade, and help secure reliable, efficient energy.

Turkmenistan Gets First ADB Loan for Regional Rail Link

ADB is providing $125 million in its first ever loan to Turkmenistan for a rail link that will expand economic opportunities at home and support increased trade in Central Asia and beyond.