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Impact Stories
21 Nov 2011 | Timor-Leste
ADB assistance helped the Institute of Microfinance of Timor-Leste become the country's first locally owned national commercial bank.
17 Nov 2011 | India
Improving the living conditions of the millions of poor people in Asia's cities is essential to achieve inclusive and livable cities.
15 Nov 2011 |
The UN estimates that 11 out of 20 mega-cities are in Asia and the Pacific. Projections indicate that by 2050, half the world's megacities with populations of over 10 million will be in this region.
11 Nov 2011 |
Though home to the fastest-growing economies, Asia and the Pacific lags behind in public health care investments. This is a major cause for concern in a region where both communicable and noncommunicable diseases are on the rise.
7 Nov 2011 | Cambodia
ADB has approved a $3 million grant to support Cambodia's efforts to recover from the floods that devastated the country in the last 2 months.
2 Nov 2011 |
Nobel Prize winner Professor Sir James Mirrlees discusses ways to reduce poverty and inequality through redistributive tax systems.
26 Oct 2011 | Bangladesh
Tourism is thriving in South Asia with overseas visitors flocking to its vast array of natural, cultural and historic attractions.
25 Oct 2011 | Indonesia
ADB is playing a key role to save one of the world's most diverse and threatened marine ecosystems.
25 Oct 2011 |
To increase transparency and accountability ADB has approved revisions to the current policy, expanding and speeding up the release of information to the public.
18 Oct 2011 | Azerbaijan
Due to the isolation from the main territory of Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan faces many challenges including the provision of security, power, food and drinking water.