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Thiam Hee Ng, Senior Economist with ADB's Office of Regional Economic Integration, warns the global financial market turmoil that has led to volatile capital outflows will make infrastructure financing costlier and more difficult. He says the region should encourage more stable sources of funding such as pension funds to promote much needed financing.
An ADB-funded online business registration process in the Armenian capital of Yerevan allows entrepreneurs to incorporate their businesses and conduct other transactions at the click of a mouse.
The travel time between Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic has been reduced, which is improving access to social services and boosting regional trade and cooperation.
Herders in the Mongolian steppes are learning climate-change resilient agricultural techniques and developing alternative livelihood options in order to reduce their reliance on herding, which is susceptive to the changing weather.
Bindu Lohani, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, discusses the need for clean energy investments and greater energy efficiency to help Asia meets its rising power needs and fuel economic growth.
In Lao People's Democratic, women and girls are faced with the hardship of collecting water for multiple purposes. They travel far distances and make numerous trips—often across uneven terrains. Ms. Buakham's story is one of many whose life has changed as a result of an ADB-financed water supply system in Sing district. It has helped to ease women's domestic burden and enhance their economic role through local markets and ecotourism opportunities. The system supplies piped water to more than 1,700 homes and businesses since it began operations in 2010.