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24 November 2009Local Currency Bonds in Emerging East Asia Top $4 Trillion - ADB ReportOutstanding local currency bonds in emerging East Asia stood at $4.2 trillion at the end of September 2009, up 14.8% over 12 months and nearly eight times more than at the end of 1996, shortly before the onset of the Asian financial crisis.
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- Asia, ADB Should Work Together to Develop Local Currency Bond Markets
24 November 2009ADB Supports $640M Plan to Strengthen Aviation Safety, Services, in PNGPapua New Guinea is targeting sweeping improvements to its national airports under a $640 million plan to strengthen safety and services, and to open up new economic opportunities for the resource-rich Pacific country.
24 November 2009Airports' Upgrade in Nepal to Increase Safety, Boost TourismADB will help Nepal appeal to even more tourists through a project to improve the country's airports and civil aviation safety standards.
24 November 2009Pacific Islands Step Up Efforts to Counter Climate ChangeLow-lying Pacific island countries, which are among the most vulnerable in the world to climate change, are stepping up efforts to counter the threats posed by rising sea levels and extreme weather events.
24 November 2009Timor-Leste Road Rehabilitation Project to Boost Growth, Reduce PovertyThe Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is targeting a major overhaul of its badly degraded road network to accelerate new economic opportunities and poverty reduction.

Room for Growth in Trans-Pacific Relations: Study

Comparative Perspectives on Trans-Pacific Trade, Integration, and Development, a joint report from ADB and the Inter-American Development Bank, argues that the expansion of Asia-Latin America trade, investment, and political relations can be conducive to the growth, development, and global competitiveness of the economies on either side of the Pacific basin.

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Speeches

High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and its Regional and Global Outcomes
	Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President Bangkok, Thailand 17 Nov 2009
Harnessing Business Opportunities for South Asian Economic Integration
	Rajat M. Nag, Managing Director General New Delhi, India 17 Nov 2009